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Table 5 Indirect and total effects on 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

 

Disease burden

Self-rated health

 

Indirect effects

Total effects

Indirect effects

Total effects

 

PC

p-value

PC.

p-value

PC.

p-value

PC.

p-value

Gender

0.01

N.s.b

0.05

N.s.b

-0.02

N.s.b

0.00

N.s.b

Age

0.06

0.026

0.14

N.s.b

-0.13

0.002

-0.18

N.s.b

Education level

-0.05

0.012

-0.03

N.s.b

0.04

0.034

0.07

N.s.b

MHLC-Ia

    

0.04

0.010

0.28

<0.001

MHLC-Ca

    

-0.06

<0.001

-0.19

<0.001

MHLC-POa

    

-0.02

N.s.b

-0.16

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 indirect and total effects in the structural equation model.
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BMC Public Health

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