Table 4.

The direct and indirect effects of variables

Direct paths	β	SE	t	p
Depression → death anxiety	0.28	0.136	4.19	< 0.001
Depression → self-compassion	− 0.36	0.296	8.67	< 0.001
Anxiety → death anxiety	0.30	0.034	7.10	< 0.001
Anxiety → self-compassion	− 0.32	0.016	5.12	< 0.001
Self-compassion → death anxiety	− 0.40	0.078	4.05	< 0.001

Indirect paths	β	SE	Lower limit	Upper limit
Depression → self-compassion → death anxiety	0.065	0.35	− 0.0083	− 0.1654
Anxiety → self-compassion → death anxiety	0.089	0.09	− 0.0247	− 0.1987