Table 3 The standardized effects of school connectedness, peer support, and resilience on subjective well-being among AIDS orphans (n = 571)

Total effects

  School connectedness → SWB

0.467^a

(0.331, 0.587)

  Number of friends → SWB

0.179^a

(0.070, 0.275)

  Caring friends → SWB

0.194^a

(0.102, 0.305)

Direct effects

  School connectedness → SWB

0.418^a

(0.270, 0.548)

  Number of friends → SWB

0.164^a

(0.057, 0.262)

  Caring friends → SWB

0.181^a

(0.087, 0.291)

  Self-rated physical health → SWB

0.247^a

(0.148, 0.340)

  Resilience → SWB

0.146^a

(0.027, 0.253)

  School connectedness → Resilience

0.334^a

(0.239, 0.432)

  Number of friends → Resilience

0.105^a

(0.007, 0.198)

  Caring friends → Resilience

0.089^a

(0.004, 0.181)

Indirect effects

  School connectedness → Resilience → SWB

0.049^a

(0.012, 0.088)

  Number of friends → Resilience → SWB

0.015^a

(0.001, 0.043)

  Caring friends → Resilience → SWB

0.013^a

(0.001, 0.038)