Table 6 Decomposition of total effect, direct effect and mediating effect (n = 670).

From: Mediational effect analysis of childhood emotional abuse on prodromal psychotic symptoms in self-taught examination students

 

Effect

value

Boot standard

error

BootLLCI

BootULCI

Relative intermediary

effect as a percentage

Total effect

2.9859

0.2151

2.5637

3.4082

–

Direct effect

0.8307

0.2022

0.4337

1.2277

–

Total indirect effect

2.1552

0.3049

1.6051

2.7844

72.18%

Emotional abuse → Anxiety → Psychotic symptoms

1.4611

0.2880

0.9329

2.0671

43.98%

Emotional abuse → Depression → Psychotic symptoms

0.6201

0.2338

0.1846

1.1134

18.67%

Emotional abuse → Social Support → Psychotic symptoms

− 0.1214

0.0503

− 0.2278

− 0.0264

3.65%

Emotional abuse → Physical condition → Psychotic symptoms

0.1954

0.0798

0.0586

0.3721

5.88%

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