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Table 4 Path coefficients, indirect effects, and 95% bias-corrected confidence interval predicting mental health problems and health-related behaviors (N = 2685)

From: The impact of health education videos on general public’s mental health and behavior during COVID-19

Path

M = Perceived Social Support Scale

M = Posttraumatic Growth Inventory

B

SE

95% CI

B

SE

95% CI

Lower

Upper

Lower

Upper

Y = PHQ

 Total effect (c)

− 0.0401*

0.0200

− 0.0794

− 0.0008

− 0.0401*

0.0200

− 0.0794

− 0.0008

 Direct effect (c′)

− 0.0227

0.0206

− 0.0630

0.0177

− 0.0128

0.0208

− 0.0537

0.0280

 a

0.5073***

0.1332

0.2462

0.7685

0.5693***

0.0824

0.4076

0.7309

 b

− 0.0322***

0.0034

− 0.0388

− 0.0256

− 0.0460***

0.0053

− 0.0563

− 0.0356

 Indirect effects (ab)

− 0.0163a

0.0052

− 0.0270

− 0.0072

− 0.0262a

0.0058

− 0.0387

− 0.0161

Y = GAD

 Total effect (c)

0.0032

0.0189

− 0.0339

0.0402

0.0032

0.0189

− 0.0339

0.0402

 Direct effect (c′)

0.0191

0.0194

− 0.0190

0.0571

0.0254

0.0195

− 0.0128

0.0636

 a

0.5073***

0.1332

0.2462

0.7685

0.5693***

0.0824

0.4076

0.7309

 b

− 0.0285***

0.0030

− 0.0344

− 0.0227

− 0.0370***

0.0047

− 0.0462

− 0.0278

 Indirect effects (ab)

− 0.0145a

0.0046

− 0.0248

− 0.0065

− 0.0211a

0.0047

− 0.0305

− 0.0123

Y = Home quarantine

 Total effect (c)

0.0161

0.0219

− 0.027

0.0591

0.0161

0.0219

− 0.0269

0.0591

 Direct effect (c′)

0.0112

0.0220

− 0.032

0.0544

0.0129

0.0221

− 0.0304

0.0562

 a

0.5073***

0.1332

0.2462

0.7685

0.5693***

0.0824

0.4076

0.7309

 b

0.0095**

0.0031

0.0035

0.0156

0.0056

0.0051

− 0.0043

0.0155

 Indirect effects (ab)

0.0048a

0.0021

0.0014

0.0098

0.0032

0.0031

− 0.0023

0.0096

Y = Mask-wearing

 Total effect (c)

0.1855***

0.0276

0.1314

0.2395

0.1855***

0.0276

0.1314

0.2395

 Direct effect (c′)

0.1794***

0.0276

0.1253

0.2335

0.1656***

0.0275

0.1117

0.2196

 a

0.5073***

0.1332

0.2462

0.7685

0.5693***

0.0824

0.4076

0.7309

 b

0.0147***

0.0034

0.0080

0.0215

0.0292***

0.0055

0.0183

0.0401

 Indirect effects (ab)

0.0075a

0.0028

0.0028

0.0135

0.0166a

0.0042

0.0086

0.0257

Y = Disinfection

 Total effect (c)

0.2738***

0.028

0.2188

0.3288

0.2738***

0.028

0.2188

0.3288

 Direct effect (c′)

0.2664***

0.0281

0.2113

0.3215

0.2487***

0.0279

0.1940

0.3034

 a

0.5073***

0.1332

0.2462

0.7685

0.5693***

0.0824

0.4076

0.7309

 b

0.0233***

0.0033

0.0168

0.0298

0.0407***

0.0054

0.0301

0.0513

 Indirect effects (ab)

0.0118a

0.0037

0.0051

0.0199

0.0232a

0.0048

0.0144

0.0334

Y = Temperature-taking

 Total effect (c)

0.3733***

0.0331

0.3084

0.4382

0.3733***

0.0331

0.3084

0.4382

 Direct effect (c′)

0.3641***

0.0331

0.2993

0.4289

0.3427***

0.0329

0.2781

0.2072

 a

0.5073***

0.1332

0.2462

0.7685

0.5693***

0.0824

0.4076

0.7309

 b

0.0221***

0.0036

0.0139

0.0281

0.0404***

0.0059

0.0290

0.0519

 Indirect effects (ab)

0.0106a

0.0033

0.0048

0.0183

0.0230a

0.0047

0.0137

0.0321

  1. Models include controls for age, sex, current living area, survey date, and primary source of information
  2. *p < 0.05; **p < 0.01; ***p < 0.001
  3. aMeans the indirect effects are significant