Table 2.
The coefficients of the mediation analysis for SCMC
| Country/Region | b path | Once or twice a month | Once or twice a week | Almost every day | Every day | ||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| b | a | a*b | c | a | a*b | c | a | a*b | c | a | a*b | c | |
| Albania | 0.1259* | -0.0983 | -0.0124 | -0.3408 | -0.0724 | -0.0091 | -0.3252 | -0.1763 | -0.0222 | -0.3608 | -0.2402 | -0.0303 | -0.3289 |
| Australia | 0.3782* | -0.5127 | -0.1939 | -0.6756 | -0.7046 | -0.2665 | -0.8947 | -0.6086 | -0.2302 | -0.7669 | -0.5824 | -0.2203 | -0.6307 |
| Austria | 0.4049* | -0.4377 | -0.1772 | -0.6002 | -0.6443 | -0.2609 | -0.8200 | -0.6136 | -0.2484 | -0.9052 | -0.7565 | -0.3063 | -0.8405 |
| Belgium | 0.3489* | -0.3866 | -0.1349 | -0.5702 | -0.5158 | -0.1800 | -0.9088 | -0.4585 | -0.1600 | -0.7816 | -0.7439 | -0.2595 | -0.7830 |
| Brazil | 0.3601* | -0.1126 | -0.0406 | -0.3539 | -0.1513 | -0.0545 | -0.4114 | -0.2365 | -0.0852 | -0.4333 | -0.3075 | -0.1107 | -0.3935 |
| Brunei Darussalam | 0.3075* | -0.1114 | -0.0342 | -0.4274 | -0.2250 | -0.0692 | -0.3785 | -0.2184 | -0.0672 | -0.4035 | -0.1332 | -0.0410 | -0.3752 |
| Bulgaria | 0.2423* | -0.2093 | -0.0507 | -0.4121 | -0.1901 | -0.0461 | -0.4309 | -0.3510 | -0.0850 | -0.4156 | -0.3544 | -0.0859 | -0.2297 |
| Chile | 0.3246* | -0.2988 | -0.0970 | -0.4414 | -0.4027 | -0.1307 | -0.5834 | -0.4838 | -0.1571 | -0.6444 | -0.5235 | -0.1699 | -0.6907 |
| Chinese Taipei | 0.4010* | -0.2400 | -0.0963 | -0.2680 | -0.3060 | -0.1230 | -0.3310 | -0.3920 | -0.1570 | -0.5300 | -0.4490 | -0.1800 | -0.5310 |
| Costa Rica | 0.3588* | -0.2397 | -0.0860 | -0.3488 | -0.3419 | -0.1227 | -0.5039 | -0.3341 | -0.1199 | -0.6578 | -0.3533 | -0.1268 | -0.5130 |
| Croatia | 0.3567* | -0.3541 | -0.1263 | -0.4760 | -0.4669 | -0.1666 | -0.6209 | -0.5114 | -0.1824 | -0.7141 | -0.5222 | -0.1863 | -0.5870 |
| Czech Republic | 0.3537* | -0.3685 | -0.1303 | -0.4618 | -0.5012 | -0.1773 | -0.5503 | -0.4521 | -0.1599 | -0.6486 | -0.5281 | -0.1868 | -0.5927 |
| Denmark | 0.4062* | -0.3397 | -0.1380 | -0.4453 | -0.6132 | -0.2491 | -0.7453 | -0.6676 | -0.2711 | -0.8652 | -0.7571 | -0.3075 | -0.7073 |
| Dominican Republic | 0.2348* | -0.1291 | -0.0303 | -0.5812 | -0.0827 | -0.0194 | -0.3894 | -0.2828 | -0.0664 | -0.5377 | -0.3176 | -0.0746 | -0.3891 |
| Estonia | 0.3833* | -0.2414 | -0.0925 | -0.3771 | -0.4506 | -0.1727 | -0.6055 | -0.4819 | -0.1847 | -0.6592 | -0.4733 | -0.1814 | -0.6270 |
| Finland | 0.4125* | -0.4878 | -0.2013 | -0.6180 | -0.6813 | -0.2811 | -0.8346 | -0.8262 | -0.3409 | -0.8434 | -0.5914 | -0.2440 | -0.7772 |
| France | 0.3396* | -0.3173 | -0.1078 | -0.6073 | -0.4208 | -0.1429 | -0.7492 | -0.4896 | -0.1663 | -0.7522 | -0.5606 | -0.1904 | -0.6811 |
| Georgia | 0.1828* | -0.0310 | -0.0057 | -0.2234 | 0.0232* | 0.0042* | -0.3072 | 0.0519* | 0.0095* | -0.3262 | -0.0589 | -0.0108 | -0.1808 |
| Greece | 0.2993* | -0.3900 | -0.1167 | -0.6796 | -0.4178 | -0.1251 | -0.8060 | -0.5042 | -0.1509 | -0.7409 | -0.5948 | -0.1780 | -0.6747 |
| Hong Kong | 0.4144* | -0.2058 | -0.0853 | -0.2898 | -0.3649 | -0.1512 | -0.3970 | -0.4795 | -0.1987 | -0.5764 | -0.5821 | -0.2412 | -0.6844 |
| Hungary | 0.2747* | -0.0423 | -0.0116 | -0.1165 | -0.1953 | -0.0537 | -0.4019 | -0.2443 | -0.0671 | -0.5699 | -0.3486 | -0.0958 | -0.5362 |
| Iceland | 0.3445* | -0.3509 | -0.1209 | -0.5330 | -0.5319 | -0.1832 | -0.7679 | -0.5059 | -0.1743 | -0.8200 | -0.6637 | -0.2287 | -0.9203 |
| Ireland | 0.3729* | -0.4140 | -0.1544 | -0.6812 | -0.4831 | -0.1801 | -0.7160 | -0.5778 | -0.2154 | -0.8552 | -0.7226 | -0.2694 | -0.9428 |
| Israel | 0.3086* | -0.4445 | -0.1372 | -0.6526 | -0.4151 | -0.1281 | -0.8745 | -0.4830 | -0.1491 | -0.7015 | -0.6145 | -0.1897 | -0.7150 |
| Italy | 0.3187* | -0.3034 | -0.0967 | -0.5268 | -0.3948 | -0.1258 | -0.6976 | -0.3725 | -0.1187 | -0.7045 | -0.4835 | -0.1541 | -0.6336 |
| Japan | 0.4983* | -0.3051 | -0.1520 | -0.3283 | -0.4680 | -0.2332 | -0.4655 | -0.6515 | -0.3246 | -0.8045 | -0.5862 | -0.2921 | -0.7396 |
| Kazakhstan | 0.3560* | -0.1710 | -0.0609 | -0.4231 | -0.2153 | -0.0766 | -0.3713 | -0.1993 | -0.0710 | -0.3066 | -0.1814 | -0.0646 | -0.2495 |
| Korea | 0.4272* | -0.1237 | -0.0529 | -0.1729 | -0.3364 | -0.1437 | -0.3901 | -0.4035 | -0.1724 | -0.4286 | -0.4526 | -0.1934 | -0.4616 |
| Latvia | 0.3575* | -0.1352 | -0.0483 | -0.3360 | -0.3421 | -0.1223 | -0.6637 | -0.3485 | -0.1246 | -0.6655 | -0.3108 | -0.1111 | -0.5493 |
| Lithuania | 0.3074* | -0.2897 | -0.0891 | -0.4424 | -0.5126 | -0.1576 | -0.6972 | -0.5453 | -0.1676 | -0.7293 | -0.5661 | -0.1740 | -0.6933 |
| Luxembourg | 0.3473* | -0.3885 | -0.1349 | -0.6176 | -0.6581 | -0.2286 | -0.9086 | -0.5804 | -0.2016 | -0.9862 | -0.7384 | -0.2564 | -0.8964 |
| Macao | 0.3468* | -0.0814 | -0.0282 | -0.2439 | -0.3363 | -0.1166 | -0.4988 | -0.2745 | -0.0952 | -0.4407 | -0.2993 | -0.1038 | -0.5266 |
| Malta | 0.3285* | -0.2798 | -0.0919 | -0.4998 | -0.4924 | -0.1618 | -0.8634 | -0.5382 | -0.1768 | -0.8978 | -0.5700 | -0.1873 | -0.6205 |
| Mexico | 0.3204* | -0.0935 | -0.0300 | -0.3254 | -0.1352 | -0.0433 | -0.2883 | -0.2394 | -0.0767 | -0.3755 | -0.2063 | -0.0661 | -0.3251 |
| Morocco | 0.1448* | -0.0198 | -0.0029 | -0.5041 | 0.0181* | 0.0026* | -0.4275 | 0.0395* | 0.0057* | -0.4530 | -0.1215 | -0.0176 | -0.3113 |
| New Zealand | 0.3733* | -0.4309 | -0.1608 | -0.5892 | -0.6084 | -0.2271 | -0.8597 | -0.6455 | -0.2409 | -0.8844 | -0.5798 | -0.2164 | -0.7673 |
| Panama | 0.2803* | -0.1003 | -0.0281 | -0.4612 | -0.0867 | -0.0243 | -0.4530 | -0.1960 | -0.0549 | -0.5306 | -0.2356 | -0.0660 | -0.4082 |
| Poland | 0.2936* | -0.2881 | -0.0846 | -0.4789 | -0.3933 | -0.1155 | -0.6607 | -0.4998 | -0.1467 | -0.7443 | -0.5131 | -0.1506 | -0.6211 |
| Russian Federation | 0.3740* | -0.1848 | -0.0691 | -0.3255 | -0.3536 | -0.1323 | -0.5392 | -0.3805 | -0.1423 | -0.5856 | -0.4274 | -0.1599 | -0.5229 |
| Serbia | 0.3126* | -0.3482 | -0.1088 | -0.5490 | -0.4143 | -0.1295 | -0.5498 | -0.3619 | -0.1131 | -0.4554 | -0.4783 | -0.1495 | -0.4167 |
| Singapore | 0.4515* | -0.1440 | -0.0650 | -0.1980 | -0.2612 | -0.1179 | -0.3221 | -0.4172 | -0.1884 | -0.4158 | -0.3113 | -0.1406 | -0.3274 |
| Slovak Republic | 0.2700* | -0.3670 | -0.0991 | -0.5813 | -0.4055 | -0.1095 | -0.6371 | -0.4051 | -0.1094 | -0.6369 | -0.5114 | -0.1381 | -0.6060 |
| Slovenia | 0.3059* | -0.3614 | -0.1105 | -0.5265 | -0.4928 | -0.1507 | -0.7318 | -0.4769 | -0.1459 | -0.8087 | -0.4476 | -0.1369 | -0.6116 |
| Spain | 0.3283* | -0.3954 | -0.1298 | -0.6534 | -0.5451 | -0.1790 | -0.7706 | -0.5796 | -0.1903 | -0.8519 | -0.6381 | -0.2095 | -0.7668 |
| Sweden | 0.4042* | -0.4234 | -0.1711 | -0.5262 | -0.6652 | -0.2689 | -0.7955 | -0.7630 | -0.3084 | -0.9700 | -0.7302 | -0.2952 | -0.7809 |
| Switzerland | 0.3767* | -0.2755 | -0.1038 | -0.5120 | -0.5552 | -0.2092 | -0.7677 | -0.5706 | -0.2150 | -0.7540 | -0.5303 | -0.1998 | -0.7226 |
| Thailand | 0.1826* | -0.0970 | -0.0177 | -0.1682 | -0.1700 | -0.0311 | -0.1270 | -0.2519 | -0.0460 | -0.2111 | -0.3105 | -0.0567 | -0.1061 |
| Turkey | 0.3490* | -0.1292 | -0.0451 | -0.2778 | -0.2877 | -0.1004 | -0.4287 | -0.2663 | -0.0929 | -0.4687 | -0.4244 | -0.1481 | -0.4235 |
| United Kingdom | 0.3988* | -0.6076 | -0.2423 | -0.7842 | -0.7488 | -0.2986 | -0.7192 | -0.7308 | -0.2914 | -0.6560 | -0.8257 | -0.3293 | -0.7740 |
| United States | 0.3760* | -0.3962 | -0.1490 | -0.6470 | -0.4824 | -0.1814 | -0.7050 | -0.5879 | -0.2210 | -0.7769 | -0.6376 | -0.2397 | -0.8283 |
| Uruguay | 0.3286* | -0.3189 | -0.1048 | -0.5689 | -0.2937 | -0.0965 | -0.6360 | -0.4707 | -0.1547 | -0.6883 | -0.4666 | -0.1533 | -0.6016 |
| Moscow Region (RUS) | 0.3924* | -0.0843 | -0.0331 | -0.3223 | -0.3447 | -0.1352 | -0.4477 | -0.2768 | -0.1086 | -0.4517 | -0.3836 | -0.1505 | -0.5118 |
| Tatarstan (RUS) | 0.3480* | -0.2951 | -0.1027 | -0.4622 | -0.3806 | -0.1324 | -0.5150 | -0.4202 | -0.1462 | -0.5173 | -0.3991 | -0.1389 | -0.4694 |
Statistically significant results are highlighted in bold, indicating that zero does not fall within the 95% bootstrap CI (the specific value of the 95% bootstrap CI can be found in the supplementary materials), and an “*” is attached to the value above zero