Table 3.

Standardized mediational effects of obsession on psychological distress in serial mediation model.

Paths	Indirect effects of OC on PD		Ratio of indirect effect to total effect
OC → SWL → PD	−0.106 (0.02)*	−0.124 to 0.032	OC → SWL → PD	0.174 (0.053)	0.076–0.282
OC → SWL → EAC → PD	0.004 (0.001)	0.0001–0.004	OC → SWL → EAC → PD	0.003 (0.002)	0.0003–0.010
OC → SWL → SML → PD	−0.007 (0.003)	−0.014 to −0.002	OC → SWL → SML → PD	−0.012 (0.007)	−0.0328 to −0.006
OC → SWL → AEC → SML → PD	−0.0005 (0.0003)	−0.001 to −0.0001	OC → SWL → AEC → SML → PD	−0.001 (0.007)	−0.003 to −0.0003
OC → EAC → PD	0.006 (0.004)	−0.0001 to 0.020	OC → EA → PD	0.0160 (0.011)	−0.0001 to 0.049
OC → EAC → SML → PD	−0.002 (0.001)	−0.006 to −0.001	OC → EA → SML → PD	−0.010 (0.003)	−0.015 to −0.0001
OC → SML → PD	−0.022 (0.012)	−0.050 to −0.002	OC → SML → PD	−0.102 (0.031)	−0.127 to −0.003

^*p < 0.05 = significant mediation;

PD, Psychological distress; SWL, Satisfaction with life; OC, Obsessions about COVID-19; EAC, Extent of affect by COVID-19; SML, Search for meaning in life; LL, Lower limit; UL- Upper limit; CI, Confidence interval; SE, Standard error.