Table 3.
Causal mediation of peer social capital on depression (N = 1,736)
| Effects | PSC-Pal | PSC-Epal | ||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Income | Education | Work | Income | Education | Work | |
| Average causal mediation effect | -0.32 *** | -0.17*** | -0.03 | 0.04*** | 0.054*** | 0.01 |
| Average direct effect | -0.73* | -0.20 | -0.13 | -1.15*** | -0.42 | -0.20 |
| Total effect | -1.05*** | -0.36 | -0.16 | -1.11*** | -0.38 | -0.19 |
| Proportion of mediation effect | 31% | 34% | 15% | 4% | 9% | 4% |
| Rho | -0.20 | -0.20 | -0.20 | 0.05 | 0.05 | 0.05 |
| R2_M* R2_Y* | 0.04 | 0.04 | 0.04 | 0.003 | 0.003 | 0.003 |
| R2_M ~ R2_Y* ~ | 0.04 | 0.04 | 0.04 | 0.002 | 0.002 | 0.002 |