Table 3.
Mediation Effect of level of Perceived Stress and Equanimity on the Relationship Between level of Neuroticism and Depressive symptoms controlling for age, sex and education.
| Outcome: CSI-Dep | Product of Coefficients | p-Value | Bootstrapping Bias-Corrected 95%CI |
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|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Point Estimate | SE | Lower Limit | Upper Limit | |||
| Model 1 (R2 = 0.326) (Single regression model) |
Total effect | 0.571 | 0.024 | 0.000 | 0.531 | 0.608 |
| Direct effect | ||||||
| - NI | 0.571 | 0.024 | 0.000 | 0.531 | 0.608 | |
| Mediator: - | ||||||
| Total indirect | - | - | - | - | - | |
| Model 2 (R2 = 0.414) (Mediation model) |
Total effect | 0.571 | 0.024 | 0.000 | 0.531 | 0.608 |
| Direct effect | ||||||
| Predictor-NI | 0.366 | 0.033 | 0.000 | 0.313 | 0.422 | |
| Mediator: PSS | 0.361 | 0.036 | 0.000 | 0.301 | 0.418 | |
| Total indirect | 0.205 | 0.024 | 0.000 | 0.167 | 0.245 | |
| Indirect effect | ||||||
| - via PSS | 0.205 | 0.024 | 0.000 | 0.167 | 0.245 | |
| Model 3 (R2 = 0.348) (Mediation model) |
Total effect | 0.571 | 0.024 | 0.000 | 0.531 | 0.608 |
| Direct effect | ||||||
| - NI | 0.528 | 0.026 | 0.000 | 0.484 | 0.568 | |
| Mediator: SBI-E | −0.156 | 0.033 | 0.000 | −0.210 | −0.102 | |
| Total indirect | 0.043 | 0.011 | 0.000 | 0.028 | 0.063 | |
| Indirect effect | ||||||
| - via SBI-E | 0.043 | 0.026 | 0.000 | 0.028 | 0.063 | |
| Model 4 (R2 = 0.429) (Parallel mediation model) |
Total effect | 0.571 | 0.024 | 0.000 | 0.531 | 0.608 |
| Direct effect | ||||||
| - NI | 0.340 | 0.033 | 0.000 | 0.287 | 0.397 | |
| Mediator: PSS | 0.346 | 0.036 | 0.000 | 0.285 | 0.403 | |
| Mediator: SBI-E | −0.125 | 0.031 | 0.000 | −0.177 | −0.073 | |
| Total indirect | 0.231 | 0.024 | 0.000 | 0.192 | 0.273 | |
| Indirect | ||||||
| - via PSS | 0.196 | 0.024 | 0.000 | 0.159 | 0.237 | |
| - via SBI-E | 0.026 | 0.009 | 0.004 | 0.014 | 0.044 | |
| - via PSS + SBI-E | 0.008 | 0.004 | 0.031 | 0.003 | 0.017 | |
| Model 5 (R2 = 0.429) (Serial mediation model) |
Total effect | 0.571 | 0.024 | 0.000 | 0.528 | 0.604 |
| Direct effect | ||||||
| -NI | 0.340 | 0.034 | 0.000 | 0.287 | 0.397 | |
| Mediator: PSS | 0.346 | 0.036 | 0.000 | 0.285 | 0.403 | |
| Mediator: SBI-E | −0.125 | 0.031 | 0.000 | −0.177 | −0.073 | |
| Total indirect | 0.231 | 0.024 | 0.000 | 0.191 | 0.274 | |
| Indirect | ||||||
| - via PSS | 0.196 | 0.025 | 0.000 | 0.156 | 0.237 | |
| - via SBI-E | 0.026 | 0.009 | 0.004 | 0.014 | 0.044 | |
| - via PSS + SBI-E | 0.008 | 0.004 | 0.034 | 0.004 | 0.015 | |
Note: NI = Neuroticism Inventory, CSI-D = Depression scale of Core Symptom Index, PSS = Perceived stress scale, SBI-E = Equanimity scale of the inner Strength-based Inventory.