Resilience and burden in caregivers of older adults: moderating and mediating effects of perceived social support

BMC Psychiatry

Table 4 Results from PROCESS macro testing perceived social support mediation model

Effect^a, Variable	R²	F	β	p
i. Direct effect of mediator (perceived social support) on burden	0.111	−4.716	−0.402	< 0.001
ii. Direct effect of predictor (resilience) on mediator (perceived social support)	0.208	7.484	0.339	< 0.001
iii. Total effect of predictor (resilience) on burden	0.037	−2.289	−0.150	0.023
iv. Direct effect of predictor (resilience) on burden with inclusion of the mediator (perceived social support)	0.111	−0.199	−0.014	0.843
	β	95% CI		p
v. Indirect effect of predictor (resilience) on burden	−0.136	− 0.224	−0.072	< 0.05

^aAdjusted for age, gender, ethnicity, and caregiver-care recipient relationship

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