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. 2020 Aug 27;17(17):6255. doi: 10.3390/ijerph17176255

Table 3.

Indirect and direct effects for the mediation model using EI perceived by parents about children as explanatory variables.

Y = MH5 Child Specific Indirect Effects Total Indirect Effect Direct Effect
X Mediator 1
(Attention Child)
Mediator 2
(Clarity Child)
Mediator 3
(Repair Child)
Mediator 4
(Att -> Cl)
Mediator 5
(Att -> Rep)
Mediator 6
(Cl -> Rep)
Mediator 7
(Att -> Cl -> Rep)
Attention F/C −0.0837
(−0.1726; −0.0199)
0.0221
(−0.0153; 0.0739)
−0.0244
(−0.1149; 0.0348)
0.0050
(−0.0030; 0.0243)
0.0071
(−0.0089; 0.0323)
0.0135
(−0.0035; 0.0448)
0.0030
(−0.0010; 0.0120)
−0.0574
(−0.1726; 0.0483)
0.0271
(−0.1651; 0.2194) (p = 0.7808)
Attention M/C −0.0461
(−0.1099; 0.0003)
−0.0085
(−0.0528; 0.0208)
−0.0493
(−0.1390; 0.0150)
0.0027
(−0.0018; 0.0136)
0.0039
(−0.0052; 0.0199)
−0.0052
(−0.0303; 0.0105)
0.0017
(−0.0006; 0.0075)
−0.1008
(−0.2164; −0.0091)
−0.1386
(−0.3238; 0.0467) (p = 0.1416)
Clarity F/C 0.0396
(−0.0147; 0.0984)
0.0083
(−0.0329; 0.0676)
−0.0133
(−0.0923; 0.0686)
−0.0024
(−0.0118; 0.0020)
−0.0034
(−0.0187; 0.0048)
0.0051
(−0.0237; 0.0287)
−0.0014
(−0.0067; 0.0009)
0.0326
(−0.0710; 0.1334)
−0.1447
(−0.3598; 0.0704) (p = 0.1860)
Clarity M/C −0.0222
(−0.0864; 0.0330)
0.0302
(−0.0158; 0.0971)
0.0282
(−0.0505; 0.1105)
0.0013
(−0.0029; 0.0090)
0.0019
(−0.0051; 0.0145)
0.0183
(−0.0017; 0.0570)
0.0008
(−0.0015; 0.0050)
0.0584
(−0.0454; 0.1674)
0.0206
(−0.1975; 0.2386) (p = 0.8525)
Repair F/C −0.0299
(−0.0927; 0.0271)
−0.0132
(−0.0665; 0.0194)
−0.0306
(−0.1013; 0.0389)
0.0018
(−0.0027; 0.0098)
0.0025
(−0.0065; 0.0143)
−0.0080
(−0.0298; 0.0123)
0.0011
(−0.0013; 0.0054)
−0.0763
(−0.1793; 0.0299)
0.2976
(0.0982; 0.4970) (p = 0.0037)
Repair M/C 0.0172
(−0.0378; 0.0808)
−0.0018
(−0.0442; 0.0383)
0.0676
(0.0007; 0.1508)
−0.0010
(−0.0082; 0.0034)
−0.0015
(−0.0123; 0.0064)
−0.0011
(−0.0234; 0.0214)
−0.0006
(−0.0049; 0.0017)
0.0787
(−0.0224; 0.1923)
−0.0017
(−0.2073; 0.2039) (p = 0.9870)

F/C = Perceived EI of fathers about children; M/C = Perceived EI of mothers about children; Att = Attention; Cl = Clarity; Rep = Repair.