Table 4:
Significant Indirect Effects (Race → Pre-existing factors → Psychological Responses).
| Mediator | Standardized indirect effects | |
|---|---|---|
| Outcome | No prior awareness | Prior awareness |
| Personal Discrimination | ||
| Negative psych Consequences | 0.08* | 0.17** |
| Breast density anxiety | 0.07* | − |
| Group Discrimination | ||
| Breast cancer worry | – | −0.23* |
| Group-based medical mistrust | ||
| Confusion | 0.16** | – |
| SES | ||
| Negative Psych Consequences | 0.14** | − |
| Breast density knowledge | ||
| Breast cancer worry | – | – |
| Confusion | 0.05* | – |
| Breast cancer risk knowledge | ||
| Confusion | −0.07* | – |
p < 0.01.
p < 0.05.