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. 2026 Mar 10;17:1798124. doi: 10.3389/fpsyg.2026.1798124

Table 2.

Moderated mediation effect.

Variable First step (dependent variable: M [DF]) Second step (dependent variable: Y [MI])
β SE t 95%CI β SE t 95%CI
Constant 0.0007 0.031 0.024 [−0.0599, 0.0613]
X (EL) 0.1246*** 0.031 4.0245*** [0.0638, 0.1853]
W (SE) −0.0479 0.0309 −1.55 [−0.109, 0.0128]
X × W (Interaction Term) 0.011 0.03 0.365 [0.048, 0.0699]
Constant −0.004 0.031 −0.145 [−0.065, 0.056]
X (EL) −0.09** 0.03 −3.00** [−0.1542, −0.0324]
W (SE) 0.048 0.031 1.57 [−0.012, 0.109]
X × W (Interaction Term) −0.66* 0.03 −2.20* [−0.124, 0.007]
M (DF) −0.096** 0.03 −3.09 ** [−0.157, −0.035]
R2 0.02 0.030
AdjR2 0.0172 0.026
F 6.64*** 7.81***
ΔR2 0.0001*** 0.0046***

*p < 0.05; **p < 0.01; ***p < 0.001, EL = emotional labor; MI = marital intentions; DF = discrepancy feelings; SE = self-esteem.