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. 2021 Aug 25;18(17):8924. doi: 10.3390/ijerph18178924

Table 4.

Moderated mediation analysis results.

Coefficient SE t p 95% CI
IV to mediators (a paths):
Depression (a1) 0.50 0.01 67.54 <0.001 0.49, 0.52
Anxiety (a2) 0.73 0.01 64.54 <0.001 0.70, 0.75
Mediators to DV (b paths):
Depression (b1) 0.27 0.06 4.37 <0.001 0.15, 0.39
Anxiety (b2) 0.03 0.04 0.77 0.44 −0.05, 0.11
IV to DV (c′ path):
Loneliness (c1′) −0.02 0.04 −0.60 0.55 −0.10, 0.05
Moderators to DV (c′ paths):
Sexual Orientation (c2′) 0.47 0.06 8.09 <0.001 0.36, 0.58
Gender (c3′) 0.81 0.04 20.86 <0.001 0.73, 0.88
Interactions:
Depression (M1) × Sexual orientation (V) (b2i) −0.11 0.11 −0.95 0.34 −0.33, 0.12
Anxiety (M2) × Sexual orientation (V) (b2i) 0.17 0.08 2.22 0.03 0.02, 0.32
Depression (M1) × Gender (Q) (b3i) 0.34 0.08 4.09 <0.001 0.18, 0.50
Anxiety (M2) × Gender (Q) (b3i) 0.28 0.05 5.17 <0.001 0.17, 0.39
Loneliness (IV) × Sexual orientation (V) (c4′) −0.25 0.08 −3.07 <0.001 −0.41, −0.09
Loneliness (IV) × Gender (Q) (c5′) −0.15 0.06 −2.70 0.01 −0.26, −0.04
Control Variables:
Sexual Desire 0.12 0.01 9.25 <0.001 0.09, 0.14
Relationship Status 0.00 0.04 0.01 0.99 −0.08, 0.08
Age −0.03 0.00 −19.00 <0.001 −0.03, −0.02