Table 5.

Test for mediating effects of positive and negative affect scores on relationship between Mediterranean diet score^a and emotion regulation^b (N= 4,992)^c

	Effecte	95% CI	SE	t	p
Direct effects of Mediterranean dieta on DERS subscale scoresb
Awareness	0.005	[−0.008, 0.017]	0.006	0.075	0.451
Clarity	−0.001	[−0.010, 0.008]	0.005	−0.161	0.872
Strategies	0.005	[−0.002, 0.012]	0.035	1.301	0.193
Indirect effects of Mediterranean diet on DERS Subscale Scores
Awareness
Total	−0.016	[−0.020, −0.011]	0.002
Positive affectd	−0.013	[−0.018, −0.010]	0.002
Negative affectd	−0.002	[−0.004, −0.001]	0.006
Clarity
Total	−0.013	[−0.017, −0.009]	0.020
Positive affect	−0.007	[−0.009, −0.005]	0.001
Negative affect	−0.005	[−0.008, −0.003]	0.001
Strategies
Total	−0.008	[−0.011, −0.005]	0.001
Positive affect	−0.003	[−0.004, −0.002]	0.001
Negative affect	−0.006	[−0.001, −0.000]	0.001

^aMediterranean diet score ranges from 0 to 9 with higher scores suggesting greater compliance.

^bDifficulties in Emotion Regulation Subscale scores range from 1 (almost never) to 5 (almost always) with higher scores suggesting more difficulty with emotion regulation.

^cHayes (2012) Process SPSS macros performed with 95% confidence intervals based on a 1,000 sample bias-corrected bootstrap.

^dPositive and Negative Affect Scales range from 1 (very slightly or not at all) to 5 (extremely).

^eEffects are change in difficulty with emotion for a 1 unit change in the Mediterranean diet score through the corresponding path. For example consider the indirect association of Mediterranean diet on awareness, a 1 unit increase in the Mediterranean diet score is associated with a .013 decrease in difficulty with awareness by the indirect path through positive affect.