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. 2021 Sep 3;12:682153. doi: 10.3389/fpsyg.2021.682153

Table 4.

Direct and indirect effects (Model 2).

Estimated Standard error z-value p 95% CI
Below Above
Direct effects
EXT → PRA −0.013 0.036 −0.374 0.709 −0.091 0.057
AGR → PRA −0.061 0.050 −1.219 0.223 −0.168 0.045
CON → PRA −0.089 0.045 −1.967 0.049 −0.192 0.008
NEU → PRA −0.062 0.036 −1.691 0.091 −0.137 0.009
OPE → PRA 0.028 0.039 0.711 0.477 −0.056 0.111
EXT → DES −0.030 0.035 −0.858 0.391 −0.104 0.048
AGR → DES 0.209 0.049 4.254 <0.001 0.105 0.286
CON → DES 0.030 0.045 0.672 0.502 −0.058 0.124
NEU → DES 0.231 0.036 6.430 <0.001 0.159 0.310
OPE → DES 0.023 0.039 0.606 0.544 −0.057 0.096
EXT → SOW −0.233 0.033 −6.953 <0.001 −0.306 −0.168
AGR → SOW −0.179 0.046 −3.850 <0.001 −0.283 −0.084
CON → SOW −0.141 0.042 −3.337 <0.001 −0.239 −0.053
NEU → SOW 0.102 0.034 2.993 0.003 0.029 0.168
OPE → SOW −0.013 0.036 −0.353 0.724 −0.090 0.060
EXT → SEC −0.117 0.033 −3.484 <0.001 −0.188 −0.037
AGR → SEC 0.017 0.046 0.361 0.718 −0.080 0.102
CON → SEC −0.166 0.042 −3.941 <0.001 −0.258 −0.085
NEU → SEC 0.210 0.034 6.174 <0.001 0.145 0.291
OPE → SEC −0.043 0.037 −1.176 0.239 −0.122 0.033
Indirect effects
EXT → NA → PRA −7.537e−4 0.006 −0.131 0.896 −0.014 0.010
EXT → NA → DES −0.016 0.008 −1.934 0.053 −0.037 9.077e−5
EXT → NA → SOW −0.017 0.008 −2.183 0.029 −0.038 −0.003
EXT → NA → SEC 0.046 0.010 4.664 <0.001 0.030 0.071
AGR → NA → PRA 2.623e−4 0.006 0.042 0.967 −0.013 0.013
AGR → NA → DES −3.589e−4 0.003 −0.131 0.896 −0.008 0.006
AGR → NA → SOW −0.008 0.005 −1.647 0.099 −0.020 −3.567e−4
AGR → NA → SEC −0.008 0.005 −1.794 0.073 −0.021 −0.001
CON → NA → PRA 0.022 0.008 2.608 0.009 0.007 0.039
CON → NA → DES 1.249e−4 0.003 0.042 0.967 −0.006 0.008
CON → NA → SOW −8.896e−4 0.007 −0.131 0.896 −0.016 0.012
CON → NA → SEC −0.019 0.010 −1.977 0.048 −0.042 −1.782e−4
NEU → NA → PRA −0.020 0.009 −2.245 0.025 −0.042 −0.003
NEU → NA → DES 0.054 0.010 5.379 <0.001 0.034 0.081
NEU → NA → SOW 3.096e−4 0.007 0.042 0.967 −0.016 0.015
NEU → NA → SEC −0.001 0.008 −0.131 0.896 −0.018 0.014
OPE → NA → PRA −0.022 0.011 −1.995 0.046 −0.045 9.475e−4
OPE → NA → DES −0.023 0.010 −2.273 0.023 −0.048 −0.003
OPE → NA → SOW 0.063 0.011 5.795 <0.001 0.043 0.089
OPE → NA → SEC 3.579e−4 0.009 0.042 0.967 −0.018 0.018

EXT, extraversion; AGR, agreeableness; CON, conscientiousness; NEU, neuroticism; OPE, openness to experience; PRA, problem avoidance; DES, desiderative thinking; SOW, social withdrawal; SEC, self-criticism; NA, negative affect.

Delta method standard error, bias-corrected percentile bootstrap confidence interval.