Table 4.

Effects of acculturation dimensions and psychological adjustment on mental health in the SEM

Latent variables	SASC			MDD
	Direct effect (95% CI)	Indirect effect (95% CI)	Total effect (95% CI)	Direct effect (95% CI)	Indirect effect (95% CI)	Total effect (95% CI)
Language	ns	0.03 (0.01 to 0.05)	0.03 (0.01 to 0.05)	ns	0.05 (0.04 to 0.06)	0.05 (0.04 to 0.06)
Social interaction	ns	0.04 (0.02 to 0.06)	0.04 (0.02 to 0.06)	ns	0.07 (0.03 to 0.11)	0.07 (0.03 to 0.11)
Lifestyle	−0.17 (-0.29 to −0.05)	0.15 (0.07 to 0.23)	−0.03 (−0.05 to −0.01)	ns	0.11 (0.06 to 0.16)	0.11 (0.06 to 0.16)
Psychological adjustment	0.28 (0.23 to 0.33)	-	0.28 (0.23 to 0.33)	0.30 (0.27 to 0.33)	-	0.30 (0.27 to 0.33)

MDD, major depression disorder; ns: non-significant; SASC, Social Anxiety Scale for Children; SEM, structural equation model.