Social media-related nightmare — a potential explanation for poor sleep quality and low affective well-being in the social media era?

Table 5 Direct, indirect, and total effects from the mediation analysis

Determinant	Mediator	Outcomes	Path a	Path b	Indirect Effect	Direct Effect	Total Effect
Determinant	Mediator	Outcomes	\( \varvec{\beta }\)	\( \varvec{\beta }\)	\( \varvec{\beta }\)	\( \varvec{\beta }\)	\( \varvec{\beta }\)
Social media use integration	Social media-related nightmare	Anxiety	0.265***	0.299***	0.079***	0.279***	0.358***
		Peace of mind		− 0.273***	− 0.072***	− 0.065	− 0.137**
		Sleep quality		− 0.235***	− 0.062***	− 0.046	− 0.108*
		Nightmare distress		0.304***	0.081***	0.284***	0.365***

Note.N = 595;*p <.05, **p <.01, ***p <.001; Path a: Determinant → Mediator; Path b: Mediator→ Outcome;\( \beta \) = standardized coefficient.

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