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Table 4 Path coefficients and p-values of direct effects on LoC, disease burden and self-rated health

From: The influence of locus of control on self-rated health in context of chronic disease: a structural equation modeling approach in a cross sectional study

Background variables

Mediating variables

Dependent variable

 

MHLC-Ia

MHLC-Ca

MHLC-POa

Disease burden

Self-rated health

 

PC

p-value

PC

p-value

PC

p-value

PC

p-value

PC

p-value

Gender

-0.15

<0.001

-0.04

N.s.b

-0.209

<0.001

0.04

N.s.b

0.02

N.s.b

Age

-0.17

0.004

0.12

0.010

0.24

<0.001

0.08

N.s.b

-0.05

N.s.b

Education level

-0.05

N.s.b

-0.25

<0.001

-0.109

0.008

0.02

N.s.b

0.03

N.s.b

MHLC-Ia

      

-0.13

0.002

0.24

<0.001

MHLC-Ca

      

0.19

<0.001

-0.14

0.002

MHLC-POa

      

0.06

N.s.b

-0.14

0.002

Disease burden

      

-0.30

<0.001

  1. aMultidimensional health locus of control in intern (-I), chance (-C) and powerful other (-PO).
  2. bNot significant.
  3. Path coefficients (PC) for direct effects in the structural equation model.