Table 3 Results of analyses examining the mediating role of PTSD symptoms on the relationship between trauma exposure and somatization symptoms

Independent variable (IV)

Mediating variable (MV)

Direct effects (c’)

Total effects (c)

Trauma

.45**

.62***

Effect of IV on MV (a)

Effect of MV on DV (b)

Indirect effects (a x b)

95% CI Low

95% CI High

Trauma

Re-experiencing

.28**

.40

.115

−.044

.367

Trauma

Active Avoidance

.16***

−.91*

−.150*

−.360

−.036

Trauma

Numbing

.18**

.19

.035

−.097

.284

Trauma

Hyperarousal

.24***

.68**

.166*

.011

.358