Table 5.
Direct and Indirect paths (via stress-related self-efficacy): socio-demographic categories (all values are standardized)
| Endogenous variables |
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|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Exogenous variables | Stress-related self-efficacy | Self-assessed health | Psychological symptoms of ill-health | Physical symptoms of ill-health | ||
| Age | Direct path | β (SE) | −0.15*** (0.00) | −0.18*** (0.00) | 0.03(0.00) | 0.14*** (0.00) |
| Indirect effect | β (SE) | −0.07*** (0.02) | 0.06*** (0.02) | 0.07*** (0.02) | ||
| (LB – UB) | 99% CI | (−0.130, −0.032) | (0.026, 0.113) | (0.028, 0.120) | ||
| Gender | Direct path | β (SE) | 0.10* (0.07) | 0.25*** (0.08) | −0.22*** (0.10) | −0.32*** (0.10) |
| Indirect effect | β (SE) | 0.05* (0.02) | −0.04* (0.02) | −0.04* (0.02) | ||
| (LB – UB) | 99% CI | (−0.005, 0.106) | (−0.099, 0.005) | (−0.100, 0.004) | ||
| Caste | Direct path | β (SE) | 0.04 (0.09) | −0.04 (0.10) | 0.03 (0.13) | −0.02 (0.13) |
| Indirect effect | β (SE) | 0.02 (0.02) | −0.02 (0.02) | −0.02 (0.02) | ||
| (LB – UB) | 99% CI | (−0.028, 0.046) | (−0.063, 0.040) | (−0.066, 0.043) | ||
| Marital status | Direct path | β (SE) | −0.00 (0.06) | 0.04 (0.07) | −0.00 (0.09) | 0.05 (0.09) |
| Indirect path | β (SE) | −0.00 (0.02) | 0.00 (0.02) | 0.00 (0.02) | ||
| (LB – UB) | 99% CI | (−0.049, 0.046) | (−0.040, 0.040) | (−0.042, 0.043) | ||
| Education | Direct path | β (SE) | 0.13** (0.05) | 0.01 (0.06) | −0.06 (0.08) | −0.13** (0.08) |
| Indirect path | β (SE) | 0.06** (0.02) | −0.05** (0.02) | −0.05** (0.02) | ||
| (LB – UB) | 99% CI | (0.004, 0.130) | (−0.112, −0.005) | (−0.116, −0.004) | ||
Note:
*
p < 0.05.
**
p < 0.01
***
p < 0.001
Confidence Intervals (CI): LB = Lower Bound, UB = Upper Bound