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. Author manuscript; available in PMC: 2026 Feb 25.
Published before final editing as: Cultur Divers Ethnic Minor Psychol. 2026 Feb 23:10.1037/cdp0000799. doi: 10.1037/cdp0000799

Table 2.

Results for the individual models with husbands’ W1 Chinese cultural orientation (Models 1–4).

Path Label and Direct Effect Unst. SE St.
Model 1: Warmth and Mattering
A. H. Ch. CO (W1) → H. TGB (W2) .33** .11 .21
B. H. TGB (W2) → H. Warmth (W2) −.38** .11 −.23
C. H. Warmth (W2) → W. Mattering (W3) .30** .09 .23
D. H. Ch. CO (W1) → H. Warmth (W2) .46** .16 .18
E. H. TGB (W2) → W. Mattering (W3) .08 .14 .04
F. H. Ch. CO (W1) → W. Mattering (W3) .26 .20 .08
χ2(9) = 13.05, p = .160; RMSEA = .03 [.00, .07]; CFI = .90; SRMR = .02
H. Ch. CO (W1) → H. TGB (W2) → H. Warmth (W2) → W. Mattering (W3): −.037* [−.086, −.008]
Model 2 Hostility and Mattering
A. H. Ch. CO (W1) → H. TGB (W2) .33** .11 21
B. H. TGB (W2) → H. Hostility (W2) .37** .11 .28
C. H. Hostility (W2) → W. Mattering (W3) −.08 .12 −.05
D. H. Ch. CO (W1) → H. Hostility (W2) −.10 .13 −.05
E. H. TGB (W2) → W. Mattering (W3) .01 .16 .01
F. H. Ch. CO (W1) → W. Mattering (W3) .33 .22 .10
χ2(9) = 9.12, p = .427; RMSEA = .00 [.00, .06]; CFI = 1.00; SRMR = .02
H. Ch. CO (W1) → H. TGB (W2) → H. Hostility (W2) → W. Mattering (W3): −.010 [−.042, .021]
Model 3: Warmth and Dep. Symptoms
A. H. Ch. CO (W1) → H. TGB (W2) .33** .11 .21
B. H. TGB (W2) → H. Warmth (W2) −.38** .11 −.23
C. H. Warmth (W2) → W. Dep. Symptoms (W3) −.06* .03 −.17
D. H. Ch. CO (W1) → H. Warmth (W2) .44** .16 .17
E. H. TGB (W2) → W. Dep. Symptoms (W3) −.03 .04 −.05
F. H. Ch. CO (W1) → W. Dep. Symptoms (W3) .01 .06 .01
χ2(9) = 11.14, p = .266; RMSEA = .02 [.00, .06]; CFI = .95; SRMR = .02
H. Ch. CO (W1) → H. TGB (W2) → H. Warmth (W2) → W. Dep. Symptoms (W3): .008* [.001, .018]
Model 4: Hostility and Dep. Symptoms
A. H. Ch. CO (W1) → H. TGB (W2) .33** .11 .21
B. H. TGB (W2) → H. Hostility (W2) .38** .11 .28
C. H. Hostility (W2) → W. Dep. Symptoms (W3) .06 .03 .15
D. H. Ch. CO (W1) → H. Hostility (W2) −.10 .13 −.05
E. H. TGB (W2) → W. Dep. Symptoms (W3) −.04 .04 −.06
F. H. Ch. CO (W1) → W. Dep. Symptoms (W3) .00 .06 .00
χ2(9) = 7.85, p = .549; RMSEA = .00 [.00, .05]; CFI = 1.00; SRMR = .02
H. Ch. CO (W1) → H. TGB (W2) → H. Hostility (W2) → W. Dep. Symptoms (W3): .008 [−.001, .023]

Note. Bolded path letters A through F align with labeling in Figure 1. Model fit statistics and indirect effects for each model are presented below the direct effects. H. = Husband, W. = Wife, CO = Cultural Orientation, Dep. = Depressive, TGB = Traditional Gender Beliefs, Unst. = Unstandardized Estimate, SE = Standard Error, St. = Standardized Estimate. Indirect effects are reported as unstandardized estimates and 95% confidence intervals. For direct effects:

p < .1;

*

p < .05;

**

p < .01.

For indirect effects: * = significant to 95% confidence interval.