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Table 3 Direct effects and indirect effects for the APIMeM

From: Spousal collaboration mediates the relation between self-rated health and depressive symptoms of Chinese older couples: an actor-partner interdependence approach

Effect

Estimate

SE

95% CI lower bound

95% CI upper bound

husbands’ Self-rated health → husbands’ Depressive symptoms

Total

-0.382

0.059

-0.495

-0.267

Total indirect

-0.020

0.016

-0.054

0.011

Indirect (husbands’ Spousal collaboration)

-0.028

0.014

-0.063

-0.008

Indirect (wives’ Spousal collaboration)

0.008

0.012

-0.007

0.044

Direct

-0.362

0.063

-0.486

-0.245

wives’ Self-rated health → wives’ Depressive symptoms

Total

-0.354

0.058

-0.471

-0.241

Total indirect

-0.026

0.013

-0.055

-0.005

Indirect (husbands’ Spousal collaboration)

-0.001

0.006

-0.018

0.010

Indirect (wives’ Spousal collaboration)

-0.026

0.012

-0.055

-0.008

Direct

-0.328

0.061

-0.449

-0.213

husbands’ Self-rated health → wives’ Depressive symptoms

Total

-0.153

0.069

-0.291

-0.019

Total indirect

-0.018

0.021

-0.065

0.019

Indirect (husbands’ Spousal collaboration)

0.002

0.015

-0.028

0.030

Indirect (wives’ Spousal collaboration)

-0.020

0.013

-0.053

-0.002

Direct

-0.135

0.068

-0.268

-0.002

wives’ Self-rated health → husbands’ Depressive symptoms

Total

-0.033

0.088

-0.211

0.132

Total indirect

0.019

0.017

-0.011

0.057

Indirect (husbands’ Spousal collaboration)

0.008

0.011

-0.007

0.036

Indirect (wives’ Spousal collaboration)

0.011

0.013

-0.012

0.042

Direct

-0.052

0.086

-0.229

0.110

  1. Note SE standard error, CI confidence interval. The standardized coefficients are reported in Table 3. Significant coefficients are in bold (The 95% confidence interval did not include 0)