Table 6.
Mediation model linking SES with cigarettes smoked per week
| Mediator | X›M (a path) | M›Y (b path) | X›Y (c path/direct effect) | X›M›Y (ab path/indirect effect) | ||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| B | SE | 95% CI | B | SE | 95% CI | B | SE | 95% CI | B | SE | 95% CI | |
| Financial strain | -1.320 | 0.463 | [-2.244, -0.396] | 1.228 | 0.656 | [-0.082, 2.537] | -0.743 | 2.688 | [-6.105, 4.618] | -1.621 | 1.026 | [-4.167, -0.154] |
X=independent variable (education), M=mediator (financial strain), Y=dependent variable (cigarettes smoked per week), B=unstandardized coefficient. Bolded values indicate statistically significant relationships (p<0.05). Model is adjusted for age. *Bias corrected bootstrapped confidence intervals (5000 bootstrap samples).