Table 5.
Moderated Mediation Results for Biological Sex as Moderator on the Relationship between: SSA and Passive Coping (A)1, Passive Coping and Self-esteem (B)2, and Passive Coping and Psychological Distress (C)2
| A | Mediator variable: Passive coping style |
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| B | SE | p | |
| SSA | .16 | .03 | <.0001 |
| Biological sex | .20 | .07 | .003 |
| SSA x Biological sex | −.01 | .05 | ns |
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| B | Dependent variable: Self-esteem | ||
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| B | SE | p | |
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| Passive coping | −.34 | .03 | <.0001 |
| Biological sex | −.11 | .08 | ns |
| Passive coping x Biological sex | −.03 | .04 | ns |
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| C | Dependent variable: Psychological distress | ||
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| B | SE | p | |
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| Passive coping | .51 | .03 | <.0001 |
| Biological sex | .13 | .08 | ns |
| Passive coping x Biological sex | −.02 | .04 | ns |
1
Age as covariate;
2
Age and SSA as covariate