Table 2.
Path Analysis Results Showing Unstandardized Coefficients (95% CI) and p Values for Moderated Mediation of Discrimination on HIV Symptoms Through Anxiety, Moderated by Social Supporta.
| Predictor variable | Anxiety (mediator) | HIV symptoms (outcome variable) | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Direct effect | Total effect | ||
| Discrimination | 0.230 [0.082, 0.377] .002 | 0.404 [0.190, 0.619] <.001 | 0.664 [0.409, 0.919] <.001 |
| Social Support (SS) | 0.018 [−0.119, 0.154] .801 | – | – |
| Discrimination × SS | −0.056 [−0.112, 0.00] .049 | – | – |
| Anxiety | – | 2.924 [2.462, 3.386] <.001 | 3.119 [2.668, 3.570] <.001 |
| Conditional indirect effects of discrimination on HIV symptoms through anxiety | |||
| Level of social support (moderator)b | Indirect effect | ||
| 1.333 | 0.452 [0.239, 0.706] | ||
| 2.000 | 0.342 [0.201, 0.514] | ||
| 2.583 | 0.246 [0.113, 0.393] | ||
| 3.167 | 0.150 [−0.044, 0.335] | ||
| 3.583 | 0.082 [−0.176, 0.313] | ||
Note. aModel adjusted for age, race/ethnicity, education, income, CD4 count, and AIDS diagnosis.
b
Values for moderator are 10th, 25th, 50th, 75th, and 90th percentiles.