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Table 5 Results of structural model assessment and hypothesis test

From: Relationship between self-esteem and quality of life in middle-aged and older patients with chronic diseases: mediating effects of death anxiety

 

Causality relationship

b

β

T

Results

H1a

Self-esteem→ Quality of life

1.578**

0.266

3.180

Accepted

H1b

Self-esteem→ Death anxiety

-1.534***

-0.318

-3.850

Accepted

H1c

Death anxiety→ Quality of life

-0.232**

-0.189

-2.840

Accepted

H2

Self-esteem-Death anxiety→ Quality of life

0.357**

0.061

2.346

Accepted

  1. Note: **represents P < 0.01, ***represents P < 0.001.β: Standardized coefficient, b: unstandardized coefficient