Table 5 Moderated mediation with desire to have children as predictor, treatment-related regret as mediator, fertility-related distress as outcome and country of origin as mediator influencing path a

Constant

i

0.87

0.15

< 0.01

i

11.15

3.78

< 0.01

Desire to have children

a₁

0.28

0.06

< 0.01

c’

3.72

1.10

< 0.01

Treatment-related regret

–

–

–

b

4.96

1.62

< 0.01

Country of origin

a₂

0.68

0.38

n.s.

–

–

–

Desire to have children x country of origin

a₃

−0.27

0.13

≤0.05

–

–

–