Dependent variable (Y)

Independent

Variable (X )

Effect of

X on M

(a)

Effect of M on Y (b)

Direct effect

(c’)

Total effect

(c)

Indirect effect

(ab)

99% CI

Lower

Upper

GHQ12

(N = 501)

Widowed

−17.88^***

−.11^***

2.80^**

4.72^***

1.92^**

1.1232

2.9527

Divorced

−12.82^***

−.11^***

.50

1.88^*

1.38^**

.7308

2.1643

Cohabiting

2.82

−.11^***

−.10

−.40

−.30

−.7230

.0679

Never Married

−7.60^***

−.11^***

.21

1.02

.82^**

.3593

1.4986

LAT

4.17

−.11^***

.45

.01

−.45

−.9531

.0415

Remarried

−3.46

−.11^***

1.73

1.35

.37

−.1230

1.0109

CES-D

(N = 500)

Widowed

−16.19^***

−.21^***

5.76^**

9.19^***

3.42^**

2.0573

5.1260

Divorced

−11.60^***

−.21^***

1.05

3.50^*

2.44^**

1.3741

3.9328

Cohabiting

.72

−.21^***

−.52

−.68

−.14

−.9392

.6818

Never Married

−9.80^***

−.21^***

−.79

1.28

2.09^**

1.0767

3.4486

LAT

1.75

−.21^***

.55

.18

−.38

−1.2801

.5006

Remarried

−2.62

−.21^***

.99

1.54

.56

−.4752

1.7025

SWLS

(N = 500)

Widowed

−17.88^***

.14^***

−4.57^***

−7.01^***

−2.43^**

−3.5403

−1.5596

Divorced

−12.86^***

.14^***

−2.50^*

−4.26^***

−1.76^**

−2.6520

−1.0155

Cohabiting

2.82

.14^***

−.23

.15

.38

−.0623

.9275

Never Married

−7.60^***

.14^***

−1.53

−2.56^*

−1.05^**

−1.7733

−.4602

LAT

4.17

.14^***

−1.99^*

−1.42

.57

−.0518

1.1748

Remarried

−3.46

.14^***

−1.93^*

−2.40^**

−.47

−1.1842

.1659