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Table 4 Mediating Effect of Depression between Anxiety and Leisure Constraints in All Cancer Patients (n = 106)

From: Mediating effects of depression on anxiety and leisure constraints in patients with breast cancer

Testing steps in mediation model

t

B

β

R2

P-value

Testing step 1 (path a)

 Predictor

to Mediator

9.78

0.77

0.69

0.48

< .0001

Testing step 2 (path b)

 Mediator

to Outcome

5.60

2.29

0.48

0.23

< .0001

Testing step 3 (path c) k

 Predictor

to Outcome

5.19

0.11

0.45

0.20

< .0001

Testing step 4 (path c′) k

 Predictor

to Outcome

1.97

0.99

0.23

0.26

.051

 Mediator

2.73

1.53

0.32

.007

  1. ß estimates represent the regression coefficient