Table 3.
Summary of mediation results (5000 bootstrap samples).
| Model | Independent variable (IV ) | Mediating variable (M ) | Dependent variable (DV ) | Effect of IV on M ( a) |
Effect of M on DV (b ) |
Direct effect of IV on DV (c’ ) |
Indirect effect (a x b ) |
Total effect of IV on DV (c ) |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Cognitive/personality style mediation of BAS association with hypomanic symptoms | ||||||||
| 1. | BAS Risk Group | HPS | ASRM | 4.20 | 0.17 | 0.24 | 0.70** | 0.94 |
| 2. | BAS Risk Group | WASSUP Popular Fame | ASRM | 3.09 | 0.08 | 0.71 | 0.24 | 0.95 |
| 3. | BAS Risk Group | WASSUP Political Influence | ASRM | 0.59 | 0.33 | 0.73 | 0.19 | 0.93 |
| 4. | BAS Risk Group | WASSUP Financial Success | ASRM | 1.68 | 0.10 | 0.78 | 0.17 | 0.95 |
| 5. | BAS Risk Group | POG Lateral Generlization | ASRM | 1.50 | 0.22 | 0.62 | 0.34 | 0.96 |
| 6. | BAS Risk Group | POG Upward Generlization | ASRM | 1.88 | 0.25 | 0.58 | 0.47* | 1.05 |
| 7. | BAS Risk Group | POG Social Generlization | ASRM | 2.43 | 0.22 | 0.41 | 0.55* | 0.96 |
| 8. | BAS Risk Group | RPAS Self-Focused | ASRM | 0.88 | 0.42 | 0.62 | 0.37 | 0.99 |
| 9. | BAS Risk Group | RPAS Emotion-Focused | ASRM | 1.13 | 0.40 | 0.53 | 0.46* | 0.99 |
| 10. | BAS Risk Group | DAS Perform Eval/Perfectionism | ASRM | 5.69 | 0.01 | 0.89 | 0.05 | 0.94 |
| 11. | BAS Risk Group | RRS Brooding | ASRM | 1.34 | 0.01 | 0.95 | 0.01 | 0.96 |
| 12. | BAS Risk Group | POG Upward Generlization | ASRM | 1.87 | 0.16 | 0.16 | 0.86 | 1.02 |
| POG Social Generlization | 2.48 | 0.07 | 0.30 | |||||
| RPAS Emotion-Focused | 1.15 | 0.34 | 0.17* | |||||
| Alternative mediation hypothesis - Hypomanic symptom mediation of BAS associations with cognitive/personality styles | ||||||||
| 13. | BAS Risk Group | ASRM | HPS | 0.94 | 0.81 | 3.44 | 0.76 | 4.20 |
| 14. | BAS Risk Group | ASRM | WASSUP Popular Fame | 0.95 | 0.25 | 2.85 | 0.24 | 3.09 |
| 15. | BAS Risk Group | ASRM | WASSUP Political Influence | 0.93 | 0.07 | 0.53 | 0.06 | 0.59 |
| 16. | BAS Risk Group | ASRM | WASSUP Financial Success | 0.95 | 0.10 | 1.58 | 0.06 | 1.68 |
| 17. | BAS Risk Group | ASRM | POG Lateral Generlization | 0.96 | 0.22 | 1.29 | 0.21 | 1.50 |
| 18. | BAS Risk Group | ASRM | POG Upward Generlization | 1.05 | 0.30 | 1.56 | 0.32 | 1.88 |
| 19. | BAS Risk Group | ASRM | POG Social Generlization | 0.96 | 0.23 | 2.21 | 0.14 | 2.43 |
| 20. | BAS Risk Group | ASRM | RPAS Self-Focused | 0.99 | 0.23 | 0.65 | 0.23 | 0.88 |
| 21. | BAS Risk Group | ASRM | RPAS Emotion-Focused | 0.99 | 0.28 | 0.86 | 0.27 | 1.13 |
| 22. | BAS Risk Group | ASRM | DAS Perform Eval/Perfectionism | 0.94 | 0.12 | 5.58 | 0.12 | 5.69 |
| 23. | BAS Risk Group | ASRM | RRS Brooding | 0.96 | 0.01 | 1.36 | 0.01 | 1.34 |
*
Note. Significant indirect effects (mediation) indicated by: p <.01
**
Note. Significant indirect effects (mediation) indicated by: p <.001.
Values in cells are unstandardized regression coefficients. ASRM = Altman Self-Rating Mania Scale; HPS = Hypomanic Personality Scale; WASSUP = Willingly Approached Set of Statistically Unlikely Pursuits; POG = Positive Overgeneralization Scale; RPAS = Responses to Positive Affect Scale; RRS = Ruminative Response Scale; DAS = Dysfunctional Attitudes Scale; Perform Eval = Performance Evaluation.