Relationship between meaning in life and death anxiety in the elderly: self-esteem as a mediator

BMC Geriatrics

Table 2 Multiple regression analysis

Model	Dependent	Predictors	Model summary		Coefficients
Model	Dependent	Predictors	F	R²	B	SE	β
1	Death anxiety	Presence of meaning	34.54^**	0.20	−0.29	0.05	−0.37^**
1	Death anxiety	Search for meaning	34.54^**	0.20	−0.11	0.06	−0.13^**
2	Self-esteem	Presence of meaning	54.87^**	0.28	0.36	0.04	0.46^**
2	Self-esteem	Search for meaning	54.87^**	0.28	0.12	0.05	0.13^**
3	Death anxiety	Self-esteem	117.73^**	0.30	−0.55	0.05	−0.54^**
4	Death anxiety	Presence of meaning	45.70^**	0.33	−0.14	0.05	−0.17^**
		Search for meaning			−0.07	0.05	−0.07
		Self-esteem			−0.43	0.06	−0.43^**

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