Table 5.

Mediating effects of stress (Mediator) for the effect of need satisfaction and difficulties (IV) on anxiety and depression (DV).

Regression model for anxiety (DV)	Need satisfaction (IV)			Difficulties (IV)
	β	SE	t	β	SE	t
Total effect of IV on DV (anxiety)	−0.11	0.14	−4.26***	0.39	0.16	16.68***
IV to Mediator	−0.15	0.15	−6.07***	0.43	0.17	18.59***
Mediator to DV (anxiety)	0.86	0.01	63.42***	0.84	0.01	56.77***
Direct effect of IV on DV (anxiety)	0.02	0.08	1.73	0.03	0.1	2.14*
Mediating effect	Point estimate	Bootstrapping (BC 95% CI)		Point estimate	Bootstrapping (BC 95% CI)
		Lower	Upper		Lower	Lower
	−0.13	−0.18	−0.08	0.36	0.33	0.40
Regression model for depression (DV)	Need satisfaction (IV)			Difficulties (IV)
	β	SE	t	β	SE	t
Total effect of IV on DV (depression)	−0.18	0.15	−7.34***	0.41	0.17	17.41***
IV to Mediator	−0.15	0.15	−6.07***	0.43	0.17	18.59***
Mediator to DV (depression)	0.84	0.01	60.88***	0.82	0.01	54.57***
Direct effect of IV on DV (depression)	−0.06	0.08	−4.08***	0.05	0.11	3.53***
Mediating effect	Point estimate	Bootstrapping (BC 95% CI)		Point estimate	Bootstrapping (BC 95% CI)
		Lower	Upper		Lower	Lower
	−0.13	−0.17	−0.08	0.35	0.32	0.39

^* p < 0.05;

^***p < 0.001.