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Table 4 Direct, indirect and total effects of variables in the moderated mediation model

From: Moderation effect of emotion regulation on the relationship between social anxiety, drinking motives and alcohol related problems among university students*

Path

Direct Path

Indirect Path (Confidential Interval)

Total Effect

Social anxiety → Difficulties in emotion regulation

.59***

–

.59***

Social anxiety → Social avoidance

.82***

–

.82***

Social anxiety → Concerns over physiological symptoms

.68***

–

.68***

Social anxiety → Fear of negative evaluation

.77***

–

.77***

Social anxiety → Coping motives

−.29*

.44(−.18–.72)

.15**

Social anxiety → Conformity motives

−.01

.30(−.01–.61)

.29***

Difficulties in emotion regulation * Concerns over physiological symptoms → Coping motives

.09*

–

.09*

Fear of negative evaluation * Difficulties in emotion regulation → Conformity motives

.14*

–

.14*

Difficulties in emotion regulation → Coping motives

.33***

–

.33***

Difficulties in emotion regulation → Conformity motives

.16*

–

.16*

Social avoidance → Coping motives

.03

–

−.03

Social avoidance → Conformity motives

−.06

–

−.06

Concerns over physiological symptoms → Coping motives

.17*

–

.17*

Concerns over physiological symptoms → Conformity motives

.09

–

.09

Fear of negative evaluation → Coping motives

.13

–

.13

Fear of negative evaluation → Conformity motives

.26*

–

.26*

Social anxiety → Alcohol related problems

−.11

.16(.08–.25)

.05

Concerns over physiological symptoms * Difficulties in emotion regulation → Alcohol related problems

–

.03(.00–.07)

.03*

Fear of negative evaluation * Difficulties in emotion regulation → Alcohol related problems

–

.03(.01–.08)

.03*

Difficulties in emotion regulation → Alcohol related problems

.08

.14(.09–.21)

.22**

Social avoidance → Alcohol related problems

–

−.00(−.11–.09)

−.00

Concerns over physiological symptoms → Alcohol related problems

–

.08(.01–.16)

.08*

Fear of negative evaluation → Alcohol related problems

–

.10(.00–.21)

.10*

Coping motives → Alcohol related problems

.33***

–

.33***

Conformity motives → Alcohol related problems

.22**

–

.22**

  1. *p < .05. **p < .01. ***p < .001