Suicidal ideation of people living with HIV and its relations to depression, anxiety and social support

BMC Psychology

Table 4 Tests of the mediating role of PSSS in anxiety, depression and suicidal ideation

	Independent variable	Dependent variable	Regression equation	β	SE	t	P
Test 1: the mediating role of PSSS in anxiety and suicidal ideation
Step 1	Anxiety	Suicide ideation	Y = 0.712X	0.712	0.21	34.296	< 0.001
Step 2	Anxiety	PSSS	M = − 0.261X	− 0.261	0.29	− 9.132	< 0.001
Step 3	Anxiety	Suicide ideation	Y = 0.690X	0.690	0.21	32.301	< 0.001
Step 3	PSSS	Suicide ideation	− 0.083 M	− 0.083	0.21	− 3.889	< 0.001
Test 2: the mediating role of PSSS in depression and suicidal ideation
Step 1	Depression	Suicide ideation	Y = 0.750X	0.750	0.020	38.307	< 0.001
Step 2	Depression	PSSS	M = − 0.270X	− 0.270	0.028	− 9.471	< 0.001
Step 3	Depression	Suicide ideation	Y = 0.732X	0.732	0.020	36.166	< 0.001
Step 3	PSSS	Suicide ideation	− 0.066 M	− 0.066	0.20	− 3.246	0.001

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