Table 4.

Bootstrap results for direct and indirect effects.

Path (direct effect)	Estimates		SE
MD→ PY (without mediator)	−0.23***		0.03
MD→ CG	0.29***		0.03
CG→ PY	−0.35***		0.04
MD→ PY (with mediator)	−0.125**		0.03
Path	Effect	SE	LL 95% CI	UL 95% CI
Indirect effect (bias corrected confidence interval method)
MD→ CG→ PY	−0.08**	0.021	−0.134	−0.050

^**p < 0.01,

^***p < 0.001,

MD, Mobile phone distraction; PY, psychological well-being; CG, cognitive emotional pre-occupation; LL, lower limit confidence interval; UL, upper limit confidence interval; SE, standard error.