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Table 4 Direct, indirect, and total effects of the mediation model

From: Assessment of socio-relational self-efficacy in breast cancer patients: Italian validation of the social relationship coping efficacy scale (SRCE-I)

Outcome

Effect

Path

Estimate

95% CI

Lower

Upper

Global Health/Quality of Life

Direct effect

Physical Functioning → SRCE-I

0.32

0.17

0.47

  

SRCE-I → Global QOL

0.54

0.39

0.69

  

Physical Functioning → Global QOL

0.50

0.35

0.66

 

Indirect effect

Physical Functioning → SRCE-I → Global QOL

0.17

0.08

0.27

 

Total effect

Physical Functioning → Global QOL

0.67

0.51

0.84

Social Functioning

Direct effect

Physical Functioning → SRCE-I

0.32

0.17

0.47

  

SRCE-I → Social Functioning

0.25

0.07

0.43

  

Physical Functioning → Social Functioning

0.75

0.55

0.94

 

Indirect effect

Physical Functioning → SRCE-I → Social Functioning

0.08

0.02

0.17

 

Total effect

Physical Functioning → Social Functioning

0.83

0.64

1.01

HADS total score

Direct effect

Physical Functioning → SRCE-I

0.32

0.17

0.47

  

SRCE-I → HADS Total Score

−0.29

−0.33

−0.24

  

Physical Functioning → HADS Total Score

−0.15

−0.20

−0.10

 

Indirect effect

Physical Functioning → SRCE-I → HADS Total Score

−0.09

−0.14

−0.04

 

Total effect

Physical Functioning → HADS Total Score

−0.24

−0.30

−0.18

  1. Confidence interval for indirect effect was estimated with bootstrap method (95% confidence, 5000 bootstrap samples). CI = confidence interval