TABLE 2.

Bootstrapping indirect effects and 95% confidence interval (CI) for the multiple serial mediation model in Experiment 1.

Number	Model pathways	Point estimate β	95%CI
			Lower	Upper
1	Total indirect effect	0.437	0.332	0.551
2	Emotional state → Perceived social support → Decrease in loneliness	0.058	−0.085	0.206
3	Emotional state → Empathy choice → Decrease in loneliness	0.050	−0.020	0.129
4	Emotional state → Perceived social support → Empathy choice → Decrease in loneliness	0.329	0.212	0.475