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Table 5 The indirect effects of IEC on depression with loneliness and perceived stress as mediators (N = 654)

From: How is intergenerational emotional cohesion linked to depression among older internal migrants in China: the mediating roles of loneliness and perceived stress

Model pathways

B

Boots SE

Mediating effect

95%CI

Lower

Upper

Total effects

-0.35a

0.04

100%

-0.42

-0.27

Direct effects

-0.17a

0.03

48.57%

-0.23

-0.10

Indirect effects

-0.18a

0.03

51.43%

-0.23

-0.13

path1: IEC → Loneliness → Depression

-0.06a

0.02

17.14%

-0.10

-0.04

path2: IEC → Perceived stress → Depression

-0.09a

0.02

25.71%

-0.12

-0.05

path3: IEC → Loneliness → Perceived stress → Depression

-0.03a

0.01

8.57%

-0.05

-0.02

  1. Note: IEC: intergenerational emotional cohesion. a The bootstrap 95% CIs not contain zero