Table 4 Regression results of the mediation

Covariates

Age

0.00

0.02

0.02

0.79

-0.01

-0.58

Gender

0.03

1.18

0.05

1.59

0.01

0.28

Education

0.06*

2.30

0.00

0.06

0.06**

2.84

Monthly household income

-0.02

-0.67

− 0.04

-1.43

0.01

0.24

Extraversion

0.07*

2.20

0.05

1.56

0.04

1.57

Agreeableness

0.02

0.73

0.08*

2.36

-0.02

-0.87

Conscientiousness

0.03

1.08

0.02

0.69

0.02

0.83

Emotion stability

0.01

0.16

0.09*

2.34

-0.05

-1.57

Openness

-0.06

-1.97

-0.06*

-2.06

-0.02

-0.91

T₁ Affect balance

0.17**

3.91

0.54**

12.19

-0.15**

-3.87

T₁ Life satisfaction

0.55**

13.92

0.09*

2.22

0.50**

15.70

Predictors

T₁ Social support

0.09*

2.58

0.09*

2.60

0.04

1.26

T₂ Affect balance

0.59**

18.25

R²

0.58

0.56

0.73

F

67.10***

62.32**

122.98**