Table 8 Bootstrapping test of the indirect effect whether hope and resilience act as potential mediators in the correlation between perceived stress and symptoms of anxiety
Mediators | c | a | b | c’ | a × b (BCa 95% CI) |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
Hope | 0.565** | −0.471** | −0.266** | 0.400** | 0.129 (0.048, 0.205) |
resilience | −0.696** | −0.057 | 0.041 (−0.013, 0.098) |