TABLE 3.

Testing the moderated mediation effect (MLQ_P as a mediator).

Dependent variables	Predictors	b	SE	t	R 2	F
Positive mental health					0.467	58.391***
	Education level	0.28	0.59	0.48
	Physical health	1.74	0.58	3.02**
	TB	–0.67	0.08	−8.20***
	MLQ_P	0.95	0.14	6.92***
	MLQ_P × TB	0.04	0.01	3.39***
Successful aging					0.716	119.315***
	Education level	0.78	0.41	1.89
	Physical health	0.04	0.41	0.10
	TB	–0.11	0.06	–1.65
	Positive mental health	0.69	0.04	19.09***
	MLQ_P	0.31	0.10	2.99**
	MLQ_P × TB	0.03	0.12	2.85**
	MLQ_P × positive mental health	0.02	0.01	2.14*
Conditional indirect effect analysis		MLQ_P value	Effect	Boot SE	BootLLCI	BootULCI
		18.82	−0.52***	0.08	–0.71	–0.38
		23.29	−0.46***	0.07	–0.60	–0.33
		27.76	−0.37***	0.09	–0.54	–0.19

The b values are unstandardized coefficients. TB, thwarted belongingness; MLQ_P, presence of meaning. *p < 0.05; **p < 0.01; ***p < 0.001.