TABLE 3.

Mediation effect with bootstrapping.

Path	Effect value	Proportion	95% confidence interval
			Lower limit	Upper limit
SA → RESE → MPAI	(−0.726) × (−0.202) = 0.147**	0.147/0.778 = 0.189	−0. 009	−0. 308
SA → SWB → MPAI	(−0.354) × (−0.336) = 0.119***	0.119/0.778 = 0.153	−0. 039	−0. 232
SA → RESE → SWB → MPAI	(−0.726)×0.497 × (−0.336) = 0.121***	0.121/0.778 = 0.156	−0. 049	−0. 234
Direct effect (SA → MPAI)	0.391**	0.391/0.778 = 0.503	−	−
Total mediation	0.387	0.387/0.778 = 0.497	−	−
Total effect	0.778	−	−	−

The effect values in the table are standardized parameter values.**p < 0.01, ***p < 0.001. SA, social anxiety; RESE, regulatory emotional self-efficacy; SWB, subjective well-being; MPAI, mobile phone addiction.