Table 3.
Results per step of the mediation analyses
| Construct latent variables | R2 | Adding confounders | R2 | Adding mediators | R2 | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| β (95 %CI) | β (95 %CI) | β (95 %CI) | |||||
| 1. Constructed latent variables | |||||||
| Appraisala | GSES | 0.59 (0.47; 0.71) |
0.61 (0.48; 0.73) |
0.64 (0.55; 0.74) |
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| ICQ-helplessness | 0.65 (0.53; 0.77) |
0.55 (0.43; 0.68) |
0.58 (0.48; 0.68) |
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| ICQ-acceptation | 0.67 (0.55; 0.79) |
0.74 (0.62; 0.87) |
0.62 (0.53; 0.72) |
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| Participationa | Autonomy indoors | 0.68 (0.60; 0.77) |
0.70 (0.62; 0.78) |
0.70 (0.62; 0.77) |
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| Family role | 0.70 (0.62; 0.78) |
0.70 (0.62; 0.78) |
0.70 (0.63; 0.78) |
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| Autonomy outdoors | 0.82 (0.76; 0.89) |
0.79 (0.73; 0.86) |
0.80 (0.74; 0.87) |
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| Social life and relationships | 0.65 (0.56; 0.73) |
0.61 (0.52; 0.70) |
0.62 (0.54; 0.71) |
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| Work and education | 0.50 (0.39; 0.60) |
0.47 (0.36; 0.39) |
0.49 (0.38; 0.59) |
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| 2. Relation appraisal and participation |
0.52
(0.38; 0.67) |
0.27 | |||||
| 3. Adjustment for confoundersb | |||||||
| Confounding on the relation of appraisal and participation | CIS20r-fatigue | −0.18 (−0.31; −0.06) |
−0.12 (−0.25; 0.01) |
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| CIS20r-concentration | −0.17 (−0.30; −0.05) |
−0.15 (−0.27; −0.02) |
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| EDSS | −0.06 (−0.22; 0.09) |
−0.04 (−0.19; 0.10) |
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| SF36-physical functioning | 0.37 (0.21; 0.53) |
0.32 (0.16; 0.48) |
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| SF36-mental health | 0.10 (−0.04; 0.23) |
−0.01 (−0.20; 0.18) |
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| 4. Adjusted relation appraisal and participation |
0.21
(0.04; 0.39) |
0.37 | |||||
| 5. Multiple mediation | |||||||
| 5a. Appraisal-coping | Task-oriented | 0.39 (0.40; 0.85) |
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| Emotion-oriented | −0.63 (−1.74; −0.93) |
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| Avoidance-oriented | −0.11 (−0.52; −0.08) |
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| 5b. Coping- participation | Task-oriented | −0.13 (−0.03; 0.002) |
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| Emotion-oriented | −0.63 (−0.002; 0.04) |
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| Avoidance-oriented | −0.11 (−0.01; 0.01) |
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| 5a * 5b Indirect relations | Appraisal-task-oriented coping-participation | −0.08 (−0.17; 0.01) |
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| Appraisal-emotion-oriented coping-participation | −0.03 (−0.40; 0.33) |
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| Appraisal-avoidance-oriented coping-participation | −0.01 (−0.99; 0.98) |
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| 6. Final result multiple mediation model | |||||||
| Total indirect | −0.12 (−0.20; 0.03) |
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| Direct relation appraisal and participation |
0.35
(0.12; 0.57) |
0.40 | |||||
CI confidence interval
aResults are standardized factor loadings
bThe relations of the five confounders with the three coping styles (i.e. 15 relations) are not displayed for clarity