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Table 5 Direct effect, indirect effect and total effect

From: Analysis of the chain mediation effect between intergenerational support and mental health of older adults in urban China: a structural equation model

Specific Indirect Effect

Path

Bias Corrected percentile method (95% CI)

β

B

Lower

Upper

Int1

X1→X2 →X3

0.017

0.126

0.069

0.224

Int2

X1 →X4

0.090

0.665

0.443

1.046

Int3

X5 →X3

-0.015

-0.113

-0.267

0.011

Total Indirect Effect

Int1 + Int2 + Int3

0.092

0.677

0.407

1.075

Direct Effect

X6

0.115

0.852

0.157

1.617

Total Effect

Int1 + Int2 + Int3 + X6

0.207

1.530

0.858

2.331

  1. Notes: β = Standardized regression coefficient; B = Unstandardized regression coefficient; CI = confidence interval