Table 5.
The chain mediating model of self-control and self-exempting beliefs between negative emotions and smoking craving.
| Pathway | Effect | SE | BootLLCI | BootULCI | Relative mediation effect |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Total effect(c) | 0.11321 | 0.02773 | 0.05882 | 0.16761 | |
| Direct effect(c’) | 0.06939 | 0.02894 | 0.01261 | 0.12616 | 61.29% |
| a1 | -0.30195 | 0.02679 | -0.35450 | -0.24939 | |
| a2 | 0.10162 | 0.02920 | 0.04433 | 0.15890 | |
| a3 | -0.09809 | 0.02902 | -0.15502 | -0.04116 | |
| b1 | -0.11047 | 0.02875 | -0.16687 | -0.05406 | |
| b2 | 0.07980 | 0.02754 | 0.02577 | 0.13383 | |
| Indirect effects | |||||
| Total indirect effects | 0.04383 | 0.01074 | 0.02427 | 0.06638 | 38.71% |
| Indirect1 | 0.03336 | 0.01000 | 0.01510 | 0.05450 | 29.47% |
| Indirect2 | 0.00811 | 0.00373 | 0.00183 | 0.01638 | 7.16% |
| Indirect3 | 0.00236 | 0.00117 | 0.00047 | 0.00504 | 2.08% |
Indirect1: negative emotions→self-control→smoking craving; Indirect2: negative emotions→self-exempting beliefs→smoking craving; Indirect3: negative emotions→self-control→self-exempting beliefs→smoking craving. BootLLCI, bootstrapping lower limit confidence interval; BootULCI, bootstrapping upper limit confidence interval; SE, standard error; Effect, standardized regression coefficient.