Table 4.
Estimates of indirect effects
| Young adulthood sample (n = 209) | Middle adulthood sample (n = 221) | |||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| B (SE) | Lower | Upper | B (SE) | Lower | Upper | |
| DT➔AS➔IA | −.11** (.04) | −.16 | −.05 | −.11** (.03) | −.17 | −.06 |
| DT➔HA➔IA | −.14** (.05) | −.23 | −.07 | −.09** (.03) | −.15 | −.04 |
| AS➔IA➔C | .19** (.07) | .07 | .32 | .26** (.08) | .14 | .40 |
| HA➔IA➔C | .20** (.08) | .08 | .33 | .19** (.07) | .09 | .31 |
| DT➔HA➔C | −.12** (.04) | −.20 | −.06 | −.20** (.05) | −.29 | −.11 |
**p < .01. DT: Distress tolerance, AS: Anxiety symptoms, IA: Internet addiction, HA: Health anxiety, C: Cyberchondria, SE: Standard error