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. 2026 Apr 1;35(5):125. doi: 10.1007/s11136-026-04240-w

Table 5.

A summary of the significance of direct and indirect effects in the two models tested in the present study

Path p value
Overall QoL Physical QoL Psychological QoL Social QoL Environment QoL
Direct effect
IMP/ATT_T1 → Self-stigma_T2 0.017* 0.022* 0.022* 0.022* 0.022*
Suicidality_T1 → Self-stigma_T2 0.488 0.466 0.466 0.466 0.466
Self-stigma_T1 → Self-stigma_T2 < 0.001*** < 0.001*** < 0.001*** < 0.001*** < 0.001***
Self-stigma_T2 → QoL_T3 < 0.001*** < 0.001*** < 0.001*** < 0.001*** < 0.001***
Suicidality_T1 → QoL_T3 0.122 0.112 0.109 0.038* 0.046*
QoL_T1 → QoL_T3 < 0.001*** < 0.001*** < 0.001*** < 0.001*** < 0.001***
IMP/ATT_T1 → QoL_T3 0.002** 0.017* 0.017* 0.046* < 0.001***
Self-stigma_T2 → Psychological distress_T3 < 0.001*** < 0.001*** < 0.001*** < 0.001*** < 0.001***
Suicidality_T1 → Psychological distress_T3 0.002** 0.002** 0.002** 0.002** 0.002**
IMP/ATT_T1 → Psychological distress_T3 0.007** 0.021* 0.021* 0.021* 0.021*
Indirect effect
IMP/ATT_T1 → Self-stigma_T2 → QoL_T3 0.023* 0.030* 0.033* 0.032* 0.046*
Suicidality_T1 → Self-stigma_T2 → QoL_T3 0.484 0.462 0.458 0.470 0.464
Self-stigma_T1 → Self-stigma_T2 → QoL_T3 < 0.001*** < 0.001*** < 0.001*** < 0.001*** < 0.001***

QoL quality of life, IMP/ATT inattention and impulsivity symptoms, Suicidality suicide risk, Psychological distress depression, anxiety, and stress, T1 timepoint 1, T2 timepoint 2, T3 timepoint 3

*p < 0.05, **p < 0.01, ***p < 0.001