Table 6.
Result of bootstrapping mediation analysis in Model 2: Assessing social capital as a mediator in the relationship between socioeconomic (SES) and happiness
| Indirect Path | Indirect Effect | 95% BCCIs (B) |
Ratio (*100) Specific Mediation Effect to Total Effecta (%) | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| B | BootSE | Lower | Upper | ||
| SES → FSB → LS | 0.019 | 0.004 | 0.012 | 0.028 | 39.583 |
| SES → SSB → LS | 0.000 | 0.001 | −0.002 | 0.002 | 0.000 |
| SES → FAS → LS | 0.012 | 0.003 | 0.006 | 0.019 | 25.000 |
| SES → FC → LS | 0.002 | 0.001 | 0.000 | 0.004 | 4.167 |
N = 1236, B Unstandardised coefficients, BootSE Bootstrapping standard error, BCCIs Bias-corrected confidence intervals, a Ratio calculated as 100 × (indirect effect (B) / total effect), where the total effect is the sum of all mediation effects (i.e., the sum of indirect effects) and the direct effect [33]. About a total proportion of 69% was mediated by social capital. All the sociodemographic variables were controlled for in the model