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Table 3 coefficients of mediation analysis

From: The impact of lockdown policy on depressive symptoms among pregnant women in China: mediating effects of internet use and family support

Pathway

std. Estimate

z

SE

95% CI1

Total effect

−0.925**

−3.130

0.296

−1.510, −0.360

Direct effect

−2.353**

−3.161

0.744

−3.561, −1.237

Indirect effect

 LD → IU → DS (2)

1.589*

2.225

0.714

0.730, 2.807

 LD → FS → DS (3)

−0.162*

−1.995

0.081

−0.341, −0.017

Dominant Pathway Test

 (2) + (3)

1.427*

2.015

0.708

0.562, 2.584

 (2)–(3)

1.751*

2.400

0.729

0.861, 2.994 

  1. N.B. (2): Lockdown policy → internet use → depressive symptoms; (3): Lockdown policy → family support → depressive symptoms; 1: 95% CI was calculated using bias-corrected bootstrap with 10000 bootstrap samples; *: p < 0.05, **: p < 0.01