Table 5 Mediation Models: The Direct, Indirect, and Total Effect of Gender (X) on the Intention to Withhold LSTs (Y) involving Severe Dementia

Model 1 (Mediator 1)

Model 2 (Mediator 2)

Model 3 (Mediator 3)

B

SE

95% CI

B

SE

95% CI

B

SE

95% CI

Gender (X) effect

  Direct effect of X on Y

-2.6

1.36

(-5.30, 0.10)

-2.46

1.38

(-5.21, 0.28)

-1.73

1.42

(-4.56, 1.11)

  Indirect effect of through M on Y

-0.77

0.51

(-1.96, -0.034)*

-0.91

0.49

(-1.96, -0.09)*

-1.65

0.63

(-2.99, -0.52)*

  Total Effect of X on Y

-3.37

1.27

(-5.90, -0.85)*

-3.37

1.27

(-5.90, -0.85)*

-3.37

1.27

(-5.90, -0.85)*

Mediators

  Sense of abandonment

-0.53

0.25

(-0.99, -0.01)*

-

-

-

-

-

-

  Support for autonomy

-

-

-

1.52

0.58

(0.367, 2.687)*

-

-

-

  Collective good

-

-

-

-

-

-

1.1

0.33

(0.44, 1.76)***

Control variables

  Age

0.06

0.07

(-0.07, 0.19)

0.08

0.06

(-0.05, 0.20)

0.05

0.06

(-0.10, 0.18)

  Education

0.18

2.67

(-5.15, 5.51)

0.34

2.38

(-4.41, 5.09)

-0.16

2.38

(-0.07, 0.18)

  Married

1.07

1.45

(-1.83, 3.97)

1.39

1.49

(-1.59, 4.37)

0.82

1.46

(-2.09, 3.72)

  Constant

19.16

4

(11.19, 27.13)

3.87

4.91

(-5.90, 13.64)

3.94

4.06

(-4.21, 12.09)

  Model R2

0.18

0.2

0.24