Table 3.

Standardized direct effects

Outcomes	Meaning in life
	Total sample (BC 95% CI)				Female		Male
	β	R2	Lower	Upper	β	R2	β	R2
Subjective well-being
Life satisfaction	.64**	.41	.53	.73	.64**	.41	.63**	.39
Positive affect	.45**	.20	.32	.56	.46**	.21	.43**	.18
Negative affect	− .24**	.06	− .34	− .11	− .24**	.06	− .26**	.07
Positive mental health
Emotional well-being	.50**	.25	.35	.63	.46**	.24	.58**	.33
Social well-being	.54**	.29	.42	.64	.48**	.23	.66**	.44
Psychological well-being	.66**	.44	.52	.77	.63**	.40	.72**	.52
Psychological distress
Somatization	− .33**	.11	− .44	− .21	− .31**	.10	− .41**	.17
Depression	− .51**	26	− .63	− .37	− .47**	.22	− .61**	.37
Anxiety	− .35**	.12	− .46	− .23	− .32**	.10	− .48**	.23

**p < .001, BC 95% CI for standardized direct effects = bootstrapped bias-corrected and accelerated confidence interval with sample 5000