Table 3.

Total, direct, and indirect effects, a and b pathways, of the effect of mothers' perceptions of the impact of screen time on preschoolers' wellbeing, mediated through mothers' perceptions of the appropriate amount of screen time (β, 95% CI).

Independent variable	c path (total effect)	c′ (direct effects)	Mediated effect ab (indirect effect)	a path (OR, 95% CI)	b path
Physical wellbeing	0.03 (− 0.04, 0.11)	0.02 (− 0.06, 0.10)	− 0.01 (− 0.04, 0.01)	0.93 (0.83, 1.05)	0.75 (0.51, 0.99)⁎
Cognitive wellbeing	− 0.10 (− 0.18, − 0.02)⁎⁎	− 0.05 (− 0.12, 0.03)	− 0.06 (− 0.09, − 0.03)⁎⁎	0.84 (0.79, 0.90)⁎	0.71 (0.46, 0.96)⁎
Social wellbeing	− 0.07 (− 0.14, 0.01)	− 0.03 (− 0.09, 0.04)	− 0.05 (− 0.08, − 0.02)⁎⁎	0.77 (0.69, 0.86)⁎	0.73 (0.48, 0.98)⁎

All paths were adjusted for: child sex, SEP, maternal screen time, child age. Study undertaken in Melbourne, Australia; 2013–2014.

^⁎p < 0.001.

^⁎⁎p < 0.05.