Table 3.
Indirect Effects of HIV-Positive Status on Poor General Health and Depressive Symptomatology: Path Coefficients (Bias-Corrected 95% CI).
| Mediating variables | Poor general health | Depressive symptomatology |
|---|---|---|
| Sexual orientation: Gay (vs. Bisexual) | −0.01 (−0.04, 0.01) | 0.04 (−0.08, 0.22) |
| Income: ≤ 200% Poverty | 0.11 (0.06, 0.19) | 0.58 (0.27, 1.11) |
| Education: High school or less | 0.05 (0.00, 0.11) | 0.15 (−0.13, 0.50) |
| Race/ethnicity: Non-Hispanic White | 0.03 (−0.01, 0.10) | −0.07 (−0.38, 0.18) |
| LGBT-related lifetime victimization | 0.02 (0.00, 0.07) | 0.21 (0.01, 0.56) |
| LGBT identity stigma | −0.01 (−0.05, 0.01) | 0.04 (−0.04, 0.23) |
| Resilience | 0.03 (0.00, 0.07) | 0.66 (0.07, 1.29) |
| Spirituality | −0.00 (−0.02, 0.02) | 0.01 (−0.05, 0.14) |
| Anxiety: ever | 0.02 (−0.01, 0.06) | 0.37 (0.13, 0.78) |
| Social support | 0.04 (0.01, 0.09) | 0.28 (0.07, 0.65) |
| LGBT community engagement | −0.02 (−0.06, −0.00) | −0.09 (−0.30, 0.00) |
| Partnered/married | −0.02 (−0.06, 0.01) | −0.10 (−0.42, 0.11) |
| Death of a partner | −0.00 (−0.04, 0.03) | 0.11 (−0.04, 0.34) |
| Number of chronic health conditions | 0.11 (0.03, 0.18) | 0.08 (−0.07, 0.26) |
| Drug addiction diagnosed ever | −0.01 (−0.05, 0.04) | 0.18 (0.01, 0.53) |
Note. Path coefficient indicating the indirect effect through each mediator was computed by multiplying the two coefficients: one from HIV status to mediator and another from mediator to health outcome. The bias-corrected 95% CIs were calculated from the bootstrap results of 3,000 replications. The CIs that do not contain zero are presented in bold, indicating statistically significant indirect effects at p < .05; CI = confidence interval.