Figure 1From: Pain, not chronic disease, is associated with the recurrence of depressive and anxiety disorders Mediation model. Aā=āeffect of independent variable on mediating variable. Bā=āeffect of mediating variable on dependent outcome. Cā=ādirect effect of independent variable on dependent variable. Cāā=ātotal effect of independent variable on dependent variable. AxBā=āindirect effect of independen variable on dependent variable through mediating variable.Back to article page