Table 3.

Adjusted mediation results of depressed mood on health behaviors through perceived health competence

Consequent
		Perceived health competence				HealthBehaviors Index
Total effect of Depressed Mood on the Health Behaviors Index	path c	− 0.14, p ≤ 0.001
		Coeff.	SE	P		Coeff.	SE	P
Depressed mood	path a	− 0.21	0.02	< 0.001	path c’	− 0.11	0.02	< 0.001
Perceived health competence		–	–	–	path b	0.18	0.02	< 0.001
Constant	i 1	0.03	0.10	0.76	i 2	0.31	0.10	0.001
Covariates
Sex (female)		0.03	0.04	0.51		− 0.06	0.04	0.18
Education		0.18	0.02	< 0.001		0.19	0.02	< 0.001
Minority		− 0.06	0.07	0.37		− 0.01	0.07	0.91
Age		− 0.01	0.02	0.58		0.02	0.02	0.34
Living with partner or spouse		0.01	0.05	0.87		− 0.18	0.05	< 0.001
Financial strain		− 0.16	0.02	< 0.001		− 0.08	0.02	< 0.001
		R2 = .15				R2 = .17
		F(7, 2326) = 56.90, p ≤ <0.001				F(8, 2325) = 57.93, p ≤ <0.001
Indirect effect of Depressed Mood on the Health Behaviors Index	path ab	− 0.04 (95% CI = − 0.05 to − 0.03)

All paths are presented in standardized regression coefficients (see Fig. 1 for alternate depiction of mediation analyses)