Table 4. Multiple mediation effects through personality and stress in the association between gender and depression.

	Indirect effect via M1 (a1×b1#)			Indirect effect via M2 (a2×b2$)			Indirect effect via M1 & M2&			Indirect effect (total)
	Coefficient	CI lower	CI upper	Coefficient	CI lower	CI upper	Coefficient	CI lower	CI upper	Coefficient	CI lower	CI upper
N	0.314	0.224	0.418	0.105	-0.144	0.348	0.830	0.682	0.994	1.248	0.929	1.568
E	0.054	0.020	0.102	0.877	0.585	1.178	0.108	0.04	0.182	1.039	0.736	1.371
O	0.014	-0.027	0.059	1.030	0.715	1.348	-0.020	-0.060	0.015	1.000	0.679	1.327
A	0.011	-0.032	0.056	1.170	0.860	1.492	-0.159	-0.224	-0.108	1.022	0.707	1.356
C	0.034	-0.006	0.0803	0.837	0.537	1.148	0.168	0.114	0.237	1.039	0.729	1.362

Note. M1, mediator 1 (personality); M2, mediator 2 (stress); CI, confidence interval

^# a1×b1, the indirect effect of gender on depressive symptoms via each personality factor

^$ a2×b2, the indirect effect of gender on depressive symptoms via stress

^& the indirect effect via M1&M2, the indirect effect of gender on depressive symptoms via each personality factor and stress.