Table 4 Testing the mediating roles of hope and anxiety in male adolescents.

From: The effect of self-esteem on depressive symptoms among adolescents: the mediating roles of hope and anxiety

Outcome

Predictor

β

se

R2

Hope

   

0.43***

 

Self-esteem

1.15***

0.11

 

Anxiety

   

0.09

 

Self-esteem

−0.15**

0.05

 

Depressive symptoms

   

0.56***

 

Hope

−0.04

0.03

 
 

Anxiety

0.48***

0.10

 
 

Self-esteem

−0.54***

0.06

 
  1. *p < 0.05, **p < 0.01, ***p < 0.001.