Table 5 Decomposition of Mindfulness-Anxiety mediation Effects.

From: Rumination and alexithymia serially mediate the relationship between mindfulness and anxiety symptoms in Chinese university students

Effect Type

Effect size

Boot SE

95% CI

Proportion (%)

Total Indirect Effect

-0.157

0.034

[-0.224,-0.090]

86.26

Ind1: M→Rum→AS

-0.122

0.029

[-0.181,-0.065]

67.03

Ind2: M→Alex→AS

-0.018

0.005

[-0.029,-0.009]

9.89

Ind3: M→Rum→Alex→AS

-0.016

0.005

[-0.026,-0.008]

8.79

C1

-0.104

0.029

[-0.161,-0.049]

–

C2

-0.106

0.026

[-0.158,-0.056]

–

C3

-0.002

0.005

[-0.012,0.007]

–

  1. Note. N = 860. All variables standardized. M = Mindfulness; Rum = Rumination; Alex = Alexithymia; AS = Anxiety Symptoms; Boot SE = Bootstrap standard error; 95% CI = Bias-corrected confidence interval. Proportion calculation: (Indirect effect / Total effect) × 100, where Total effect = -0.182. Contrast definitions: C1 = Ind1 - Ind2; C2 = Ind1 - Ind3; C3 = Ind2 - Ind3.
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