Fig. 2

Mediation models on the impact of face-to-face contact on mental health through social connectedness during the lockdown. *Unstandardized beta coefficients are presented for a’ and b’. For the direct effect (c’), the unstandardized coefficients after the mediators were added to the model are presented. LGBTQ + identity was included as moderator indicating no significant interaction between face-to-face contact and LGBTQ + on depression (-0.21, 95%-CI[-1.07, 0.66]), anxiety (0.12, 95%-CI[-68, 0.92]) and suicidality (0.15, 95%-CI[-0.38, 0.69]).The relationship between face-to-face contact and the mental health measures was mediated by M1 (depression = .-75, 95%-CI[-0.97, − 0.55]; anxiety = − 0.63, 95%-CI[-0.81, − 0.46]; suicidality = − 0.26, 95%-CI[-0.35, − 0.18]), M2 (depression = − 0.26, 95%-CI[-0.39, − 0.15]; anxiety = − 0.28, 95%-CI[-0.41, − 0.16]; suicidality = − 0.09, 95%-CI[-0.15, − 0.05]) and M3 (depression = − 0.33, 95%-CI[-0.46, − 0.22]; anxiety = − 0.16, 95%-CI[-0.26, − 0.07]; suicidality = − 0.11, 95%-CI[-0.18, − 0.05]). ** p < .01, ***p < .001