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 | 6.89 | 0.52 | 0.61 | 0.37 | < .0001 |
Testing step 2 (path b) | ||||||
Mediator | to Outcome | 4.60 | 2.48 | 0.46 | 0.21 | < .0001 |
Testing step 3 (path c) k | ||||||
Predictor | to Outcome | 4.28 | 2.00 | 0.43 | 0.18 | < .0001 |
Testing step 4 (path c′) k | ||||||
Predictor | to Outcome | 1.98 | 1.13 | 0.24 | 0.24 | .051 |
Mediator | 2.51 | 1.68 | 0.31 | .014 |