Table 3.

Testing for mediation effect.

Predictors	Model 1 (mental health)		Model 2 (loneliness)		Model 3 (mental health)
	β	t	β	t	β	t
Gender	0.106⁎⁎⁎	7.08	0.652⁎⁎	2.791	0.082⁎⁎⁎	6.656
Residence	−0.049⁎⁎	−2.605	−0.090	--0.314	−0.045⁎⁎	−2.938
Education level of father	0.012	1.083	−0.146	−0.873	0.017	1.905
Education level of mother	−0.034	−2.710	−0.606⁎⁎	−3.068	−0.012	−1.189
Family functioning	0.009⁎⁎⁎	16.212	0.105⁎⁎⁎	11.989	0.005⁎⁎⁎	11.309
Loneliness					0.036⁎⁎⁎	51.753
R2	0.058		0.030		0.357
F	71.316⁎⁎⁎		36.038⁎⁎⁎		533.373⁎⁎⁎

^⁎⁎p < 0.01.

^⁎⁎⁎p < 0.001.