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. 2021 Feb 20;13:100760. doi: 10.1016/j.ssmph.2021.100760

Table 3.

Indirect and direct associations between neighborhood social environment (IV) and TV viewing ≥4 h/day (DV) via mediators (M) in JHS participants (n = 4716).

Path a: Effect of IV on M
Path b: Effect of M on DV
Path c': Direct Effect
Paths a x b: Indirect Effect
beta SE 95% CI OR 95% CI OR 95% CI OR 95% BC CI
M: Lifetime Discrimination
Neighborhood violence −0.412*** 0.116 −0.640, −0.184 0.929* 0.863, 0.999 1.589 0.891, 2.833 1.031 1.001, 1.074⁑
Neighborhood problems −0.364*** 0.084 −0.528, −0.199 0.930 0.863, 1.000 1.446 0.950, 2.201 1.027 0.999, 1.062
Neighborhood social cohesion 0.303** 0.113 0.082, 0.525 0.925* 0.859, 0.996 1.200 0.683, 2.109 0.977 0.944, 0.999⁑
M: Daily Discrimination
Neighborhood violence 0.034 0.116 −0.193, 0.261 1.005 0.934, 1.081 1.589 0.891, 2.833 1.000 0.990, 1.010
Neighborhood problems 0.114 0.084 −0.050, 0.278 1.004 0.933, 1.080 1.446 0.950, 2.201 1.001 0.989, 1.012
Neighborhood social cohesion −0.168 0.113 −0.389, 0.053 1.006 0.935, 1.082 1.200 0.683, 2.109 0.999 0.982, 1.015
M: Perceived Stress
Neighborhood violence 0.333** 0.118 0.103, 0.563 0.847*** 0.787, 0.911 1.589 0.891, 2.833 0.946 0.898, 0.986⁑
Neighborhood problems 0.240** 0.085 0.074, 0.407 0.846*** 0.786, 0.911 1.446 0.950, 2.201 0.961 0.924, 0.989⁑
Neighborhood social cohesion −0.276* 0.114 −0.501, −0.052 0.849*** 0.789, 0.914 1.200 0.683, 2.109 1.046 1.008, 1.101⁑

Note: P-values: *p < .05; **p < .01; ***p < .001, ⁑95% BC CI. IV: Independent variables. DV: Dependent variable. M: Mediators. All models were adjusted for covariates.