Table 6.

Test of the mediating mechanism of internet use impacting sport participation (SP).

Mediating variable		Coefficient	Bootstrap standard error	P>|z|	95% confidence interval		Degree of mediation
					Lower limit	Upper limit
Social interaction	Direct effect	0.005	0.001	0.000	0.002	0.007	6.76%
	Indirect effect	0.069	0.013	0.000	0.044	0.095
Leisure and entertainment	Direct effect	0.005	0.001	0.000	0.003	0.007	6.76%
	Indirect effect	0.069	0.013	0.000	0.044	0.094
Learning and recharging	Direct effect	0.024	0.003	0.000	0.019	0.030	32.43%
	Indirect effect	0.050	0.013	0.000	0.024	0.075

The number of bootstrap resamples is 1,000.