Table 6.

Serial mediation effects of illness perception on psychosocial adjustment problems through social support and quality of life.

Path	β	SE	95% CI	P	Proportion of total effect (%)
Indirect effect 1: Illness perception → Perceived social support → Psychosocial adjustment	0.088	0.040	0.025–0.188	0.005	20.80%
Indirect effect 2: Illness perception → Quality of life → Psychosocial adjustment	0.062	0.029	0.018–0.135	0.003	14.66%
Indirect effect 3: Illness perception → Perceived social support → Quality of life → Psychosocial adjustment	0.032	0.015	0.011–0.075	0.002	7.57%
Total indirect effect	0.183	0.044	0.107–0.284	<0.001	43.26%
Direct effect	0.240	0.073	0.095–0.390	<0.001	56.74%
Total effect	0.423	0.066	0.294–0.549	<0.001	100.00%

The proportions were calculated based on unrounded estimates. Minor discrepancies in summed percentages may be due to rounding.