Table 3.
The coefficients of the mediation analysis for ASCMC
| 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 | 0.1294* | -0.0093 | -0.0012 | -0.1902 | -0.0871 | -0.0113 | -0.2281 | -0.1632 | -0.0211 | -0.2634 | -0.2624 | -0.0340 | -0.2674 |
| Australia | 0.4577* | 0.1022* | 0.0468* | 0.1444* | -0.0963 | -0.0441 | -0.1353 | -0.1796 | -0.0822 | -0.2074 | -0.2341 | -0.1071 | -0.1665 |
| Austria | 0.4471* | -0.0914 | -0.0409 | -0.1279 | -0.4235 | -0.1894 | -0.5111 | -0.4388 | -0.1962 | -0.6981 | -0.7197 | -0.3218 | -0.7630 |
| Belgium | 0.3854* | 0.0461* | 0.0178* | 0.0642* | -0.2946 | -0.1135 | -0.4151 | -0.4336 | -0.1671 | -0.6712 | -0.6702 | -0.2583 | -0.7140 |
| Brazil | 0.3494* | -0.1889 | -0.0660 | -0.3733 | -0.2498 | -0.0873 | -0.4840 | -0.2667 | -0.0932 | -0.5193 | -0.4010 | -0.1401 | -0.5136 |
| Brunei Darussalam | 0.3128* | -0.0422 | -0.0132 | -0.2902 | -0.1639 | -0.0513 | -0.3724 | -0.2206 | -0.0690 | -0.4801 | -0.0132 | -0.0041 | -0.4512 |
| Bulgaria | 0.2409* | -0.1241 | -0.0299 | -0.2504 | -0.1894 | -0.0456 | -0.3995 | -0.2833 | -0.0682 | -0.4108 | -0.2634 | -0.0635 | -0.2467 |
| Chile | 0.3539* | -0.0080 | -0.0028 | -0.0474 | -0.2222 | -0.0786 | -0.3291 | -0.3625 | -0.1283 | -0.4428 | -0.4099 | -0.1451 | -0.6180 |
| Chinese Taipei | 0.4085* | -0.0907 | -0.0370 | -0.0756 | -0.2838 | -0.1159 | -0.2643 | -0.3983 | -0.1627 | -0.5202 | -0.5088 | -0.2078 | -0.5501 |
| Costa Rica | 0.3810* | -0.0456 | -0.0174 | -0.1262 | -0.1604 | -0.0611 | -0.2271 | -0.1949 | -0.0743 | -0.4717 | -0.3109 | -0.1185 | -0.4298 |
| Croatia | 0.3851* | -0.0978 | -0.0377 | -0.0541 | -0.2402 | -0.0925 | -0.3444 | -0.4389 | -0.1691 | -0.5831 | -0.5099 | -0.1964 | -0.5006 |
| Czech Republic | 0.4250* | 0.0280* | 0.0108* | -0.0067 | -0.2067 | -0.0796 | -0.1703 | -0.2952 | -0.1137 | -0.4507 | -0.5093 | -0.1961 | -0.5170 |
| Denmark | 0.4250* | -0.1342 | -0.0570 | -0.1724 | -0.4881 | -0.2075 | -0.6596 | -0.6067 | -0.2579 | -0.7722 | -0.8722 | -0.3707 | -0.7452 |
| Dominican Republic | 0.2470* | -0.0343 | -0.0085 | -0.3784 | -0.0278 | -0.0069 | -0.2676 | -0.2138 | -0.0528 | -0.4705 | -0.2773 | -0.0685 | -0.2939 |
| Estonia | 0.3937* | 0.0245* | 0.0096* | 0.0309* | -0.3391 | -0.1335 | -0.4091 | -0.4756 | -0.1873 | -0.5609 | -0.4241 | -0.1670 | -0.5954 |
| Finland | 0.4530* | -0.0334 | -0.0151 | -0.0546 | -0.4120 | -0.1867 | -0.4806 | -0.6082 | -0.2755 | -0.6431 | -0.5505 | -0.2494 | -0.6455 |
| France | 0.3632* | -0.0398 | -0.0144 | -0.0769 | -0.3254 | -0.1182 | -0.4830 | -0.5501 | -0.1998 | -0.7465 | -0.5965 | -0.2167 | -0.6129 |
| Georgia | 0.1710* | -0.0927 | -0.0159 | -0.3284 | -0.0500 | -0.0086 | -0.4163 | -0.1428 | -0.0244 | -0.5227 | -0.2173 | -0.0372 | -0.3852 |
| Greece | 0.3278* | -0.1856 | -0.0609 | -0.4340 | -0.2931 | -0.0961 | -0.6046 | -0.4307 | -0.1412 | -0.6364 | -0.6122 | -0.2007 | -0.6664 |
| Hong Kong | 0.4257* | -0.0157 | -0.0067 | -0.0593 | -0.2670 | -0.1137 | -0.2806 | -0.4922 | -0.2095 | -0.4600 | -0.6241 | -0.2657 | -0.5931 |
| Hungary | 0.2616* | -0.0602 | -0.0158 | -0.0237 | -0.2636 | -0.0690 | -0.4154 | -0.3735 | -0.0977 | -0.6982 | -0.5480 | -0.1433 | -0.7917 |
| Iceland | 0.3868* | -0.0165 | -0.0064 | -0.1594 | -0.2930 | -0.1133 | -0.5227 | -0.2186 | -0.0846 | -0.5936 | -0.4997 | -0.1933 | -0.7469 |
| Ireland | 0.3990* | -0.0609 | -0.0243 | -0.0754 | -0.2361 | -0.0942 | -0.3768 | -0.5781 | -0.2307 | -0.7369 | -0.6995 | -0.2791 | -0.8994 |
| Israel | 0.3660* | 0.0197* | 0.0072* | -0.1418 | -0.1621 | -0.0593 | -0.4498 | -0.3118 | -0.1141 | -0.4422 | -0.5083 | -0.1860 | -0.5870 |
| Italy | 0.3494* | -0.0043 | -0.0015 | -0.0861 | -0.2033 | -0.0710 | -0.4340 | -0.2365 | -0.0826 | -0.4618 | -0.4208 | -0.1471 | -0.5873 |
| Japan | 0.5002* | -0.3443 | -0.1722 | -0.4116 | -0.6727 | -0.3364 | -0.7355 | -0.8787 | -0.4395 | -0.9789 | -0.9169 | -0.4586 | -0.9135 |
| Kazakhstan | 0.3620* | -0.0927 | -0.0336 | -0.3310 | -0.0887 | -0.0321 | -0.2300 | -0.0636 | -0.0230 | -0.1280 | -0.0676 | -0.0245 | -0.0887 |
| Korea | 0.4349* | 0.1073* | 0.0467* | 0.2138* | -0.1353 | -0.0589 | -0.1101 | -0.1961 | -0.0853 | -0.1596 | -0.4099 | -0.1783 | -0.2521 |
| Latvia | 0.3623* | -0.0950 | -0.0344 | -0.1390 | -0.2705 | -0.0980 | -0.5469 | -0.3840 | -0.1391 | -0.6117 | -0.3630 | -0.1315 | -0.6433 |
| Lithuania | 0.3294* | -0.1971 | -0.0649 | -0.2318 | -0.3870 | -0.1275 | -0.5882 | -0.4432 | -0.1460 | -0.5830 | -0.5973 | -0.1967 | -0.6281 |
| Luxembourg | 0.4024* | -0.0154 | -0.0062 | -0.0331 | -0.3501 | -0.1409 | -0.4754 | -0.4289 | -0.1726 | -0.7396 | -0.6800 | -0.2736 | -0.8551 |
| Macao | 0.3576* | 0.0498* | 0.0178* | -0.0125 | -0.2007 | -0.0718 | -0.3178 | -0.2587 | -0.0925 | -0.3937 | -0.3202 | -0.1145 | -0.4638 |
| Malta | 0.3692* | 0.0503* | 0.0186* | -0.1587 | -0.2803 | -0.1035 | -0.5359 | -0.4121 | -0.1521 | -0.6004 | -0.4726 | -0.1745 | -0.4404 |
| Mexico | 0.3255* | 0.0770* | 0.0251* | 0.0198* | -0.0054 | -0.0018 | -0.0237 | -0.1588 | -0.0517 | -0.2471 | -0.1916 | -0.0624 | -0.2191 |
| Morocco | 0.1488* | 0.0503* | 0.0075* | -0.5478 | 0.0021* | 0.0003* | -0.4563 | 0.0400* | 0.0060* | -0.4254 | -0.1117 | -0.0166 | -0.3825 |
| New Zealand | 0.4406* | 0.1229* | 0.0542* | 0.1204* | -0.0650 | -0.0286 | -0.1629 | -0.1599 | -0.0705 | -0.3040 | -0.3082 | -0.1358 | -0.3682 |
| Panama | 0.2854* | -0.0212 | -0.0060 | -0.2774 | -0.1690 | -0.0482 | -0.3742 | -0.1132 | -0.0323 | -0.5243 | -0.2598 | -0.0742 | -0.4946 |
| Poland | 0.3036* | -0.1599 | -0.0486 | -0.2932 | -0.3723 | -0.1130 | -0.5861 | -0.4991 | -0.1516 | -0.7306 | -0.5724 | -0.1738 | -0.6339 |
| Russian Federation | 0.3700* | -0.1977 | -0.0732 | -0.3685 | -0.3639 | -0.1346 | -0.5477 | -0.3948 | -0.1461 | -0.5451 | -0.5063 | -0.1873 | -0.6047 |
| Serbia | 0.3253* | -0.2578 | -0.0839 | -0.3380 | -0.4083 | -0.1328 | -0.4789 | -0.3100 | -0.1008 | -0.4020 | -0.4865 | -0.1583 | -0.3618 |
| Singapore | 0.4615* | -0.0275 | -0.0127 | 0.0008* | -0.2028 | -0.0936 | -0.1780 | -0.2863 | -0.1321 | -0.2226 | -0.2763 | -0.1275 | -0.1729 |
| Slovak Republic | 0.3034* | -0.0936 | -0.0284 | -0.1984 | -0.1912 | -0.0580 | -0.3256 | -0.2770 | -0.0840 | -0.4642 | -0.3894 | -0.1181 | -0.4568 |
| Slovenia | 0.3463* | 0.0487* | 0.0169* | 0.0156* | -0.1503 | -0.0520 | -0.3417 | -0.2489 | -0.0862 | -0.5342 | -0.3550 | -0.1229 | -0.5102 |
| Spain | 0.3806* | 0.0262* | 0.0100* | 0.0487* | -0.2001 | -0.0762 | -0.2187 | -0.2937 | -0.1118 | -0.4182 | -0.5325 | -0.2027 | -0.4974 |
| Sweden | 0.4482* | 0.0400* | 0.0179* | -0.0443 | -0.3026 | -0.1356 | -0.4040 | -0.5410 | -0.2425 | -0.7766 | -0.6221 | -0.2789 | -0.7831 |
| Switzerland | 0.4092* | 0.0421* | 0.0172* | 0.0439* | -0.2719 | -0.1113 | -0.3828 | -0.4424 | -0.1811 | -0.5920 | -0.5150 | -0.2107 | -0.7484 |
| Thailand | 0.1783* | -0.0013 | -0.0002 | -0.0740 | -0.1077 | -0.0192 | -0.1285 | -0.2460 | -0.0439 | -0.2186 | -0.3175 | -0.0566 | -0.1801 |
| Turkey | 0.3426* | -0.2072 | -0.0710 | -0.2945 | -0.2677 | -0.0917 | -0.4597 | -0.3582 | -0.1227 | -0.5995 | -0.4562 | -0.1563 | -0.5618 |
| United Kingdom | 0.4400* | -0.0091 | -0.0040 | 0.0585 | -0.4259 | -0.1874 | -0.3364 | -0.6016 | -0.2647 | -0.4787 | -0.7994 | -0.3518 | -0.5857 |
| United States | 0.4417* | 0.0404* | 0.0178* | 0.0194* | 0.0054* | 0.0024* | -0.0952 | -0.0985 | -0.0435 | -0.2114 | -0.2598 | -0.1148 | -0.3962 |
| Uruguay | 0.3581* | -0.0371 | -0.0133 | -0.1795 | -0.2234 | -0.0800 | -0.4535 | -0.4324 | -0.1548 | -0.5013 | -0.4948 | -0.1772 | -0.4486 |
| Moscow Region (RUS) | 0.3851* | -0.1131 | -0.0436 | -0.2426 | -0.3786 | -0.1458 | -0.4891 | -0.3281 | -0.1264 | -0.5428 | -0.4026 | -0.1550 | -0.5166 |
| Tatarstan (RUS) | 0.3468* | -0.2242 | -0.0777 | -0.3570 | -0.3923 | -0.1361 | -0.4424 | -0.4150 | -0.1439 | -0.5275 | -0.4103 | -0.1423 | -0.4932 |
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