Id |
Subject |
Object |
Predicate |
Lexical cue |
T136 |
0-195 |
Sentence |
denotes |
In the fourth stage, mediation analyses were then computed, and the selected mediators (depressive symptoms and malnutrition) were entered to test the components of the mediation model (Model 4). |
T137 |
196-292 |
Sentence |
denotes |
The bootstrapping method was used to assess the indirect effects of the mediation model [62,63]. |
T138 |
293-672 |
Sentence |
denotes |
Thus, the mediation model was examined by directly testing the significance of the indirect effect of the independent variable (IV; feelings of loneliness) on the dependent variable (DV; subjective age) through the mediators (MeV; depressive symptoms and malnutrition), while controlling for background variables that had been identified in the bivariate analyses as significant. |