Sense of coherence mediates perceived social support and depressive and anxiety symptoms in cervical cancer patients: a cross-sectional study

Table 5 PROCESS macro analysis of the mediating effect of SOC on the relationship between PSS and depressive symptoms

	β	SE	t	p	95% CI
Total effect (c)	−0.458	0.057	−7.961	< 0.001	(-0.571, -0.345)
Direct effect (c’)	−0.229	0.054	−4.25	< 0.001	(-0.336, -0.123)
a	0.425	0.056	7.534	< 0.001	(0.314,0.537)
b	-0.536	0.053	−10.066	< 0.001	(-0.641, -0.431)
Indirect effect (ab = c –c’)	− 0.228	0.043		< 0.001	(-0.313, -0.141)

Note: BCa 95% CI: the bias-corrected and accelerated 95% confidence intervals; age and marital status were covariates

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