Table 4 Unstandardized OLS regression coefficients with confidence intervals estimating anxious preoccupation and cancer-related distress
From: Predicting general and cancer-related distress in women with newly diagnosed breast cancer
| Â | Anxious preoccupation (M) | Â | Cancer-related distress (Y) | |||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
Coefficient | 95% CI | Â | Coefficient | 95% CI | ||
Illness coherence (X) | a1 | -.33*** | (−0.41, −0.25) | c1 | -.20*** | (−0.28, −0.12) |
Anxious preoccupation (M) | Â | Â | Â | b1 | .49*** | (0.40, 0.59) |
Indirect effect |  |  |  | a1xb1 | -.16*** | (−0.27, −0.09) |
Constant | Â | 27.91*** | (26.41, 29.41) | Â | 7.07*** | (4.09, 10.04) |
|  |  | R2 = .15, F (1, 355) = 61.98, p < .001 |  | R2 = .35, F (2, 354) = 96.24, p < .001 | ||
Chronic timeline (X) | a2 | .20*** | (0.12, 0.28) | c2 | .20*** | (0.13, 0.27) |
Anxious preoccupation (M) | Â | Â | Â | b2 | .52*** | (0.43, 0.61) |
Indirect effect | Â | Â | Â | a2xb2 | .10*** | (0.02, 0.20) |
Constant |  | 19.44*** | (18.42, 20.46) |  | 0.43 | (−1.52, 2.38) |
|  |  | R2 = .07, F (1, 355) = 24.59, p < .001 |  | R2 = .37, F (2, 354) = 101.62, p < .001 | ||
Consequences (X) | a3 | .40*** | (0.32, 0.47) | c3 | .20*** | (0.12, 0.28) |
Anxious preoccupation (M) | Â | Â | Â | b3 | .46*** | (0.35, 0.56) |
Indirect effect | Â | Â | Â | a3xb3 | .18*** | (0.10, 0.29) |
Constant |  | 14.17*** | (12.72, 15.61) |  | 0.29 | (−1.70, 2.28) |
|  |  | R2 = .24, F (1, 355) = 114.47, p < .001 |  | R2 = .35, F (2, 354) = 96.76, p < .001 | ||
Identity (X) | a4 | .49*** | (0.32, 0.66) | c4 | .22* | (0.06, 0.38) |
Anxious preoccupation (M) | Â | Â | Â | b4 | .55*** | (0.45, 0.64) |
Indirect effect | Â | Â | Â | a4xb4 | .27*** | (0.09, 0.48) |
Constant | 20.87*** | (20.44, 21.31) |  |  | 1.83 | (−0.15, 3.81) |
|  |  | R2 = .08, F (1, 355) = 31.24, p < .001 |  |  | R2 = .33, F (2, 354) = 85.08, p < .001 | |