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Table 2 Direct and Indirect Paths for Low-Income Overweight or Obese Mothers of Young Children

From: Perceived stress linking psychosocial factors and depressive symptoms in low-income mothers

 

b (standard error)

95% Confidence interval

P-value

β

POMP

%

Total Effects

 SS➔ DEP

−3.21 (0.58)

−4.36, −2.07

< 0.01

−0.24

−5.83

 EC ➔ DEP

−1.36 (1.64)

− 4.53, 1.91

0.41

− 0.06

− 2.47

 CSE ➔ DEP

−7.69 (0.96)

−9.61, − 5.90

< 0.01

− 0.42

−13.99

 AUM ➔ DEP

0.29 (0.30)

− 0.32, 0.84

0.33

0.04

0.53

Direct Effects

 SS ➔ STR

−0.11 (0.03)

−0.16, − 0.06

< 0.01

−0.19

−3.88

 EC ➔ STR

−0.20 (0.08)

−0.34, − 0.05

0.01

−0.20

−7.09

 CSE ➔ STR

−0.39 (0.04)

−0.48, − 0.31

< 0.01

−0.51

−13.99

 AUM ➔ STR

−0.00 (0.02)

−0.03, 0.02

0.81

−0.01

− 0.10

 STR ➔ DEP

19.37 (1.90)

15.72, 22.89

< 0.01

0.81

35.21

Indirect Effects (Mediation)

 SS ➔ STR➔ DEP

−2.10 (0.54)

−3.15, −1.11

< 0.01

−0.16

−3.81

 EC ➔ STR➔ DEP

−3.81 (1.61)

−7.13, −0.97

0.02

−0.16

−6.92

 CSE ➔ STR➔ DEP

−7.53 (1.15)

−9.88, −5.53

< 0.01

−0.41

−13.69

 AUM ➔ STR➔ DEP

−0.07 (0.29)

−0.67, 0.47

0.82

−0.01

− 0.12

Direct Effects

 SS ➔ DEP

−1.11 (0.57)

−2.25, −0.05

0.05

−0.08

−2.02

 EC ➔ DEP

2.45 (1.73)

−0.79, 5.72

0.16

0.10

4.45

 CSE ➔ DEP

−0.17 (1.18)

−2.40, 2.19

0.89

−0.01

−0.31

 AUM ➔ DEP

0.36 (0.29)

−0.24, 0.91

0.21

0.05

0.66

  1. b unstandardized parameter estimate, β standardized parameter estimate, POMP Proportion of maximum possible (POMP) scores in the endogenous variable per unit change in the exogenous variable (outcome variable = depressive symptoms), SS Social support, EC Emotional coping, CSE Coping self-efficacy, AUM Autonomous motivation, STR Perceived stress, DEP Depressive symptoms. The exogenous variables (independent variables or predictors) were social support, emotional coping, coping self-efficacy, and autonomous motivation. Covariates were education, employment status, postpartum period, and age