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 | |
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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 |