Effects of subjective successful aging on emotional and coping responses to the COVID-19 pandemic

BMC Geriatrics

Table 2 Total, Direct and Indirect Effects of Subjective Successful Aging on Emotional and Coping Responses through Perceived Time Limitation

	Negative Emotions		Positive Emotions		Negative Reactions to Reduced Social Contact		Problem-focused Coping		Emotion-focused Coping
	B	SE	B	SE	B	SE	B	SE	B	SE
Total effect	−.13***	.04	.19***	.03	−.12**	.04	.09**	.03	.05*	.03
Direct effect	−.11**	.04	.17***	.03	−.10*	.04	.09**	.03	.07*	.03
Indirect effect through perceived time limitation [95%CI]	−.03**	.01	.02*	.01	−.02*	.01	−.00	.00	−.02*	.01
Indirect effect through perceived time limitation [95%CI]	[−.05, −.01]		[.00, .03]		[−.04, −.00]		[−.01, .01]		[−.03, −.00]

Note. In the mediation model, subjective successful aging and perceived time limitation were inputted as the independent variable and mediator, respectively. Age, sex, education level, work status, depression, perceived severity, and level of reduced social contact were statistically controlled as covariates in mediation analysis
*p < .05; **p < .01; ***p < .001

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