TABLE 4.

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

Dependent variable	Predictor	b	SE	t	R 2	F
Mental health					0.53	76.03***
	Education level	0.31	0.55	0.56
	Physical health	2.07	0.54	3.81***
	TB	–0.61	0.07	−8.80***
	MLQ_S	1.03	0.10	10.49***
	MLQ_S × TB	0.03	0.01	3.04**
Successful aging					0.74	131.22***
	Education level	0.86	0.39	2.18*
	Physical health	0.10	0.40	0.25
	TB	–0.08	0.06	–1.46
	Mental health	0.63	0.04	15.97***
	MLQ_S	0.49	0.08	6.01***
	MLQ_S × TB	0.013	0.011	1.23
	MLQ_S × mental health	0.013	0.006	2.13*
Conditional indirect effect analysis		MLQ_S value	Effect	Boot SE	BootLLCI	BootULCI
		19.57	−0.44***	0.07	–0.58	–0.31
		24.91	−0.38***	0.05	–0.48	–0.28
		30.26	−0.30***	0.07	–0.44	–0.17

The b values are unstandardized coefficients. TB, thwarted belongingness; MLQ_S, search for meaning. *p < 0.05; **p < 0.01; ***p < 0.001.