TABLE 2.

Regression results for the serial-mediation model.

Antecedent	Consequent
	SS			OP			DE
	β	SE	95%CI	β	SE	95%CI	β	SE	95%CI
SES	0.16	0.04	[0.08, 0.24]	0.09	0.03	[0.02, 0.16]	−0.03	0.03	[−0.10, 0.03]
SS	–	–	–	0.55	0.04	[0.47, 0.63]	−0.24	0.04	[−0.33, −0.16]
OP	–	–	–	–	–	–	−0.49	0.04	[−0.57, −0.42]
	R2 = 0.03			R2 = 0.32			R2 = 0.45
	F(3,648) = 14.88***			F(4,647) = 104.51***			F(5,646) = 177.72***

N = 652. Bolded confidence intervals do not include a zero, indicating a significant effect. SS, social support; OP, optimism; DE, depression; SES, socioeconomic status; CI, confidence interval.