Table 6.

Mediating effect of social support in the relationship between uncertainty and quality of life. N = 148

Equations	B	SE	β	t	p-value	Adj. R2	F	p- value
1. Uncertainty → Social support	−0.359	0.098	−0.335	−3.658	< .001	.104	13.380	< .001
2. Social support → QoL	0.383	0.095	0.321	4.044	< .001	.097	16.351	< .001
3. Uncertainty → QoL	−0.396	0.117	−0.312	−3.379	.001	.089	11.417	.001
4. Uncertainty, Social support → QoL						.121	8.322	<. 001
1) Uncertainty → QoL	−0.308	0.123	−0.241	−2.500	.014
2) Social support → QoL	0.257	0.116	0.213	2.206	.030
Sobel test: Z = −2.711, p = .007

Note. QoL Quality of Life