Table 6.

Test of Mediation Model

X	M	Y	c	a	b	c’	a*b (BCa 95% CI)
Infertility-related stress	Self-esteem	Depression	0.3990***	−0.3962***	−0.2799***	0.2881***	0.1109(0.0770,0.1495)
		Anxiety	0.4014***	−0.4242***	−0.2253***	0.3058***	0.0956(0.0622,0.1327)

Notes: ***p<0.001. ^aAssozciations of infertility-related stress with self-esteem. ^bAssociations of self-esteem with depression or anxiety. ^cDirect associations of infertility-related stress with depression or anxiety. ^c’Indirect associations of infertility-related stress with depression or anxiety. BCa 95% CI: Bias-corrected and accelerated 95% Confidence Interval. Age, education level, income, history of infertility treatment, sleep disorders and times of exercise weekly are covariates for depression. Age, history of infertility treatment, sleep disorders are covariates for anxiety.