Table 2.

Results of Sequential and Cross-Lagged Panel Mediation Models With Reappraisal Predicting Socially Oriented Positive Emotions 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	0.314	[0.239, 0.389]	0.038	< .001	0.316	[0.241, 0.391]	0.038	< .001
b path	0.096	[0.037, 0.155]	0.030	.001	−0.155	[−0.223, −0.087]	0.034	< .001
c′ path	−0.060	[−0.115, −0.004]	0.028	.035	−0.141	[−0.205, −0.076]	0.033	< .001
a path × b path (indirect effect)	0.030	[0.010, 0.050]	0.010	.003	−0.049	[−0.073, −0.025]	0.012	< .001
Sample B (n = 545)
a path	0.392	[0.313, 0.471]	0.040	< .001	0.391	[0.312, 0.470]	0.040	< .001
b path	0.103	[0.041, 0.164]	0.031	.001	−0.194	[−0.257, −0.131]	0.032	< .001
c′ path	−0.058	[−0.115, −0.001]	0.029	.048	−0.192	[−0.250, −0.134]	0.030	< .001
a path × b path (indirect effect)	0.040	[0.015, 0.066]	0.013	.002	−0.076	[−0.105, −0.047]	0.015	< .001
Cross-lagged panel mediation model
Sample A weekly (n = 530)
a path	0.159	[0.104, 0.214]	0.028	< .001	0.160	[0.105, 0.215]	0.028	< .001
b path	0.007	[−0.010, 0.024]	0.009	.415	−0.028	[−0.068, 0.013]	0.021	.183
c′ path	−0.002	[−0.029, 0.026]	0.014	.902	−0.028	[−0.094, 0.037]	0.033	.400
a path × b path (indirect effect)	0.001	[−0.002, 0.004]	0.001	.420	−0.004	[−0.011, 0.002]	0.003	.195
Sample A monthly (n = 530)
a path	0.117	[0.062, 0.171]	0.028	< .001	0.115	[0.061, 0.169]	0.028	< .001
b path	0.007	[−0.016, 0.031]	0.012	.529	0.002	[−0.018, 0.022]	0.010	.820
c′ path	0.008	[−0.028, 0.044]	0.019	.665	0.000	[−0.034, 0.035]	0.018	.983
a path × b path (indirect effect)	0.001	[−0.002, 0.004]	0.001	.533	0.000	[−0.002, 0.003]	0.001	.820

Note: CI = confidence interval.