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. 2014 Apr 26;11(4):333–347. doi: 10.1007/s10433-014-0314-z

Table 4.

Unstandardized estimates and standard errors for the MSEM models

Models Verbal memory (prose) Knowledge (information task)
Est. (κ2) SE P 95 % CI Est. (κ2) SE P 95 % CI
Lower Upper Lower Upper
Within-person effect
Age → Cog −0.06 0.04 .08 −0.13 0.007 −0.32 0.06 <.0001 −0.20 −0.15
Age → physical −0.03 0.007 <.0001 −0.05 −0.02 −0.03 0.007 <.0001 −0.05 −0.02
Age → social −0.53 0.009 <.0001 −0.07 −0.04 −0.05 0.009 <.0001 −0.07 −0.04
Age → Dep 0.10 0.05 .046 0.002 0.20 0.10 0.05 .046 0.002 0.20
Age → CogAct −0.18 0.01 <.0001 −0.20 −0.15 −0.18 0.01 <.0001 −0.20 −0.15
Physical → social (a) 0.08 0.04 .07 −0.007 0.16 0.08 0.04 .07 −0.007 0.16
Physical → Dep (a) −0.38 0.28 .18 −2.78 0.74 −0.38 0.28 .18 −2.78 0.74
Physical → CogAct (a) 0.22 0.07 .001 0.10 0.35 0.22 0.07 .001 0.10 0.35
Physica → Cog (c′) 0.11 0.18 .52 −0.23 0.46 0.64 0.24 .006 0.18 1.11
Social → Cog (b) 0.30 0.12 .01 0.07 0.54 0.75 0.19 <.0001 0.26 1.13
Dep → Cog (b) −0.004 0.02 .88 −0.05 0.03 −0.03 0.04 .42 −0.11 0.05
CogAct → Cog (b) 0.14 0.08 .08 −0.02 0.30 0.41 0.15 .007 0.11 0.70
Indirect Social 0.02 (.006) 0.02 .12 −0.003 0.06 0.06 (.007) 0.04 .10 −0.004 0.14
Indirect Dep 0.001 (.0007) 0.009 .88 −0.02 0.03 0.01 (.001) 0.02 .47 −0.02 0.06
Indirect CogAct 0.01 (.007) 0.02 .46 −0.004 0.08 0.09 (.01) 0.04 .03 0.02 0.19
Between-person effect
Intercept age 85.43 0.26 <.0001 84.91 85.95 85.43 0.26 <.0001 84.91 85.94
Intercept Cog 7.74 7.62 .31 −7.20 22.67 63.17 20.79 .002 22.43 103.91
Intercept CogAct 1.47 2.60 .57 −3.62 6.56 1.64 2.60 .53 −3.56 6.74
Intercept physical 0.99 1.06 .35 −1.10 3.07 0.96 1.07 .37 −1.13 3.05
Intercept social 4.67 1.42 .001 1.90 7.45 4.68 1.42 .001 1.89 7.46
Intercept CESD 23.91 8.23 .004 7.78 40.04 23.71 8.17 .004 7.70 39.72
Age → Cog −0.04 0.08 .61 −0.21 0.12 −0.41 0.23 .08 −0.86 0.05
Age → physical −0.002 0.01 .87 −0.03 0.02 −0.002 0.01 .89 −0.03 0.02
Age → social −0.02 0.02 .17 −0.06 0.009 −0.02 0.02 .17 −0.06 0.009
Age → Dep −0.11 0.10 .25 −0.30 0.08 −0.11 0.10 .25 −0.30 0.08
Age → CogAct −0.01 0.03 .74 −0.07 0.05 −0.18 0.01 <.0001 −0.07 0.05
Physical → Social (a) 0.31 0.10 .001 0.13 0.50 0.32 0.10 .001 0.13 0.51
Physical → Dep (a) −1.76 0.52 .001 −2.78 −0.74 −1.76 0.52 .001 −2.78 −0.74
Physical → CogAct (a) 0.84 0.16 <.0001 0.52 1.16 0.84 0.16 <.0001 0.52 1.16
Physical → Cog (c′) 0.70 0.47 .14 −0.23 1.61 −1.11 1.23 .37 −3.52 1.30
Social → Cog (b) 1.32 0.40 .001 0.53 2.11 0.85 1.02 .41 −1.15 2.84
Dep → Cog (b) 0.002 0.08 .98 −0.15 0.17 −0.20 0.20 .32 −0.59 0.19
CogAct → Cog (b) 0.41 0.21 .001 −0.01 0.83 2.57 0.55 <.0001 1.48 3.66
Indirect social 0.41 (.06) 0.17 .02 0.11 0.82 0.27 (.01) 0.33 .41 −0.38 1.04
Indirect Dep −0.004 (.002) 0.14 .98 −0.32 0.28 0.34 (.01) 0.38 .36 −0.35 1.15
Indirect CogAct 0.34 (.05) 0.19 .07 −0.01 0.76 2.16 (.10) 0.65 .001 1.05 3.55

Parametric bootstrap confidence intervals based on the Monte Carlo method were obtained for the indirect effects

N 470, Cog Cognitive functioning, Dep Depression, CogAct Cognitive activity, Est. Unstandardized estimates, SE Standard errors, P Probability value, CI Confidence intervals, κ 2 Effect size for indirect effect, a direct path from predictor to mediator, b Direct path from mediator to outcome variable, c′ Direct path from predictor to outcome variable after controlling for the mediators