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. 2020 Dec 24;7(12):e17341. doi: 10.2196/17341

Table 6.

Simple mediator models showing total, direct, and indirect effects of affective responsiveness on internet addiction.

Psychopathological areas and paths Path effect

B (SE) 95% CI
Depression

Direct path


AfResa→DEPb 0.29 (0.09) 0.10 to 0.48


DEP→IATc 3.33 (0.94) 1.46 to 5.20


AfRes→IAT 1.90 (0.94) 0.04 to 3.77

Indirect path


AfRes→DEP→IAT 0.99 (0.44d) 0.22 to 1.97e

Totalf


AfRes→IAT 2.90 (0.94) 1.01 to 4.78
Anxiety

Direct path


AfRes→ANXg 0.15 (0.09) −0.04 to 0.34


ANX→IAT 2.61 (0.92) 0.77 to 4.46


AfRes→IAT 2.50 (0.92) 0.66 to 4.34

Indirect path


AfRes→ANX→IAT 0.39 (0.35d) −0.11 to 1.24e

Totalh


AfRes→IAT 2.90 (0.94) 1.01 to 4.78
Avoidant personality

Direct path


AfRes→AvPi 0.32 (0.09) 0.13 to 0.50


AvP→IAT 3.38 (0.94) 1.49 to 5.26


AfRes→IAT 1.80 (0.94) −0.07 to 3.69

Indirect path


AfRes→AvP→IAT 1.09 (0.45d) 0.32 to 2.05e

Totalj


AfRes→IAT 2.90 (0.94) 1.01 to 4.78

aAfRes: affective responsiveness.

bDEP: Depression.

cIAT: internet addiction test.

dBootstrapped SE values.

eBootstrap CI values.

fProportion mediated by indirect effect is 0.34%.

gANX: Anxiety.

hProportion mediated by indirect effect is 0.13%.

iAvP: avoidant personality.

jProportion mediated by indirect effect is 0.37%.