Table 3.
Regression Results for Simple Mediation with Existential Well-Being as the Mediator and Age, Relationship Status, Homelessness, and Monthly Income as Covariates
| Regression results | Beta | t | p |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1. DTS regressed on CTQ (c) | .267 | 3.77 | <.001 |
| 2. EXTWB regressed on CTQ (a) | −.141 | −1.93 | .05 |
| 3. DTS regressed on EXTWB controlling for CTQ (b) | −.345 | −5.36 | <.001 |
| 4. DTS regressed on CTQ controlling for EXTWB (c’) | .219 | 3.25 | .001 |
| Indirect effect (ab) | Value |
SE |
|
| .049 | .028 | ||
| 95% confidence interval of indirect effect (ab) based on 10,000 bootstrap samples |
Lower Limit |
. | Upper Limit |
| .001 | .113 | ||
Note. In Tables 3 and 4, CTQ stands for Childhood Trauma Questionnaire, which measures childhood trauma; ISANP stands for Index of Spouse Abuse – Nonphysical, which measures nonphysical IPV; RELWB stands for religious well-being subscale of the Spiritual Well-Being Scale, which measures religious well-being; EXTWB stands for existential well-being subscale of the Spiritual Well-Being Scale, which measures existential well-being; DTS stands for Davidson Trauma Scale, which measures PTSD symptoms.