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. 2021 Jun 18;32(7):1011–1023. doi: 10.1177/09567976211024260

Table 1.

Results of Sequential and Cross-Lagged Panel Mediation Models With Reappraisal Predicting Fear and, in Turn, Health Behaviors and Mental Health

Sample and path Outcome: health behaviors Outcome: mental health symptoms
b 95% CI SE p b 95% CI SE p
Sequential mediation model
Sample A (n = 696)
a path −0.309 [−0.394, −0.223] 0.044 < .001 −0.311 [−0.396, −0.225] 0.044 < .001
b path 0.129 [0.077, 0.182] 0.027 < .001 0.441 [0.393, 0.489] 0.024 < .001
c′ path 0.022 [−0.033, 0.077] 0.028 .430 −0.014 [−0.065, 0.037] 0.026 .585
a path × b path (indirect effect) −0.040 [−0.060, −0.020] 0.010 < .001 −0.137 [−0.178, −0.097] 0.021 < .001
Sample B (n = 545)
a path −0.479 [−0.554, −0.404] 0.038 < .001 −0.479 [−0.554, −0.403] 0.039 < .001
b path 0.165 [0.101, 0.229] 0.033 < .001 0.513 [0.464, 0.563] 0.025 < .001
c′ path 0.064 [0.004, 0.124] 0.031 .036 −0.019 [−0.065, 0.027] 0.024 .415
a path × b path (indirect effect) −0.079 [−0.112, −0.046] 0.017 < .001 −0.246 [−0.291, −0.200] 0.023 < .001
Cross-lagged panel mediation model
Sample A weekly (n = 530)
a path −0.067 [−0.123, −0.011] 0.029 .019 −0.067 [−0.123, −0.010] 0.029 .020
b path 0.026 [0.009, 0.042] 0.008 .002 0.091 [0.046, 0.135] 0.023 < .001
c′ path 0.009 [−0.019, 0.037] 0.014 .517 −0.011 [−0.077, 0.054] 0.033 .733
a path × b path (indirect effect) −0.002 [−0.004, 0.000] 0.001 .062 −0.006 [−0.012, 0.000] 0.003 .044
Sample A monthly (n = 530)
a path −0.089 [−0.146, −0.031] 0.029 .002 −0.087 [−0.144, −0.029] 0.029 .003
b path 0.030 [0.008, 0.051] 0.011 .008 0.027 [0.004, 0.049] 0.011 .020
c′ path 0.020 [−0.016, 0.057] 0.019 .275 0.008 [−0.027, 0.042] 0.018 .656
a path × b path (indirect effect) −0.003 [−0.005, 0.000] 0.001 .045 −0.002 [−0.005, 0.000] 0.001 .066

Note: CI = confidence interval.