Table 5 Regression analyses of mediation and moderation effects
Mediation Analysis | Moderation Analysis | Total Effect Analysis | |||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
Right: Equation ID | Equation I | Equation II | Equation III | Equation IV | Equation V |
Right: Dependent Variable (DV) | Psychological distress | Alcohol Drinking | Psychological distress | Psychological distress | Alcohol Drinking |
1. Intercept | .4031*** | .0329*** | .3716*** | .3701*** | .0403*** |
2. Female (FEM) | .0283 (.0578)*** | -.0201 (-.1165)*** | .0247 (.0503)** | .0218 (.0444)** | -.0196 (-.1135)*** |
3. Age (Age) | -.2563 (-.1801)*** | -.0066 (-.0132) | -.2250 (-.1581)*** | -.2234 (-.1570)*** | -.0113 (-.0226) |
4. Education (EDU) | -.0276 (-.0308) | .0017 (.0054) | -.0352 (-.0394)* | -.0406 (-.0455)* | .0012 (.0038) |
5. Income Range (IR) | -.1654 (-.1931)*** | .0240 (.0797)*** | -.1682 (-.1963)*** | -.1491 (-.1741)*** | .0210 (.0697)*** |
6. Caregiving (CG) | .1882 (.0718)*** | -.0340 (-.0369)* | .3987 (.1521)*** | .7499 (.2861)*** | -.0307 (-.0332) |
7. Psychological distress (PD) | .0183 (.0518)** | ||||
8. Social Media Use (SMU) | .0716 (.0776)*** | .0906 (.0983)*** | |||
9. SMU × CG | -.5402 (-.1059)*** | -1.2543 (-.2460)*** | |||
10. Marital or romantic partnership (MRP) | -.0122 (-.0254) | ||||
11. MRP × CG | -.5266 (-.1720)** | ||||
12. SMU × MRP | -.0298 (-.0310) | ||||
13. MRP × SMU × CG | 1.1266 (.1843)*** | ||||
Total r2 | .075 | .025 | .081 | .086 | .022 |