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. 2021 Dec 16;18(24):13256. doi: 10.3390/ijerph182413256

Table 6.

Mediation analyses examining direct and indirect effects of sleep disturbance on PTSD, PHQ9, GAD7, PDSS, SIPS, or AUDIT symptoms through stress.

Total Effect (c) Direct Effect (c’)
Outcome (Y) Coefficient SE Coefficient SE
PTSD 1.43 *** 0.09 0.43 *** 0.08
PHQ-9 0.61 *** 0.03 0.27 *** 0.02
GAD-7 0.41 *** 0.02 0.11 *** 0.02
SIPS 0.63 *** 0.05 0.28 *** 0.06
PDSS 0.22 *** 0.02 −0.01 0.02
AUDIT 0.20 *** 0.03 0.10 ** 0.04
Indirect Effect (aibi)
Direct Effect (ai) Direct Effect (bi) 95% CI
Mediator Coefficient SE Coefficient SE Outcome (Y) Coefficient Boot SE Lower Upper
Stress 0.72 *** 0.04 1.40 *** 0.06 PTSD 1.00 0.08 0.84 1.16
Stress 0.71 *** 0.04 0.47 *** 0.02 PHQ-9 0.34 0.03 0.28 0.40
Stress 0.71 *** 0.04 0.42 *** 0.01 GAD-7 0.30 0.03 0.25 0.36
Stress 0.71 *** 0.04 0.49 *** 0.04 SIPS 0.35 0.05 0.25 0.46
Stress 0.73 *** 0.04 0.30 *** 0.02 PDSS 0.22 0.03 0.17 0.27
Stress 0.73 *** 0.04 0.13 *** 0.03 AUDIT 0.09 0.02 0.05 0.14

PTSD = posttraumatic stress disorder; DASS = depression, anxiety, and stress symptoms (DASS-21); GAD-7 = generalized anxiety disorder Scale; PHQ-9 = patient health questionnaire; PDSS = panic disorder symptoms severity scale; SIPS = social interaction phobia scale; AUDIT = alcohol use disorders identification test; CI: confidence interval; ** p ≤ 0.01, *** p ≤ 0.001.