Table 2.

Mediation effect sizes for each model

Models	Effects						ab (indirect effect)
	a −		b		c′		coeff	95% CI
	coeff	p	coeff	p	coeff	p		LL	UL
1	0.34	< 0.001	3.19	< 0.001	− 0.04	0.95	1.08	0.39	1.79
2	0.24	< 0.001	2.61	< 0.001	− 0.35	0.34	0.62	0.23	1.08
3	0.32	< 0.001	3.33	< 0.001	− 0.59	0.22	1.07	0.44	1.81
4	0.22	< 0.001	2.62	< 0.001	− 0.10	0.76	0.58	0.24	0.97
5	0.29	< 0.01	0.07	0.02	0.04	0.29	0.02	0.002	0.05
6	0.19	< 0.01	0.15	< 0.001	0.008	0.73	0.03	0.006	0.06

The models in this table correspond to the models in Fig. 2 (i.e., model 1 is the model with paths a₁, b₁, and c′₁). The effects shown are unstandardized coefficients. Gender of the patient was added as covariate