Table 3 Posterior means and 95% credible intervals (CIs) for the mean bridge effect (i.e., bridge effect divided by the number of indirect effects) of each mental state in each outcome group
Mental state | Comorbidity group, estimate [CI] | Depression-only group, estimate [CI] | Anxiety-only group, estimate [CI] |
|---|---|---|---|
Not relaxed | 0.0007* [− 0.0001, 0.0014] | 0.0005 [− 0.0005, 0.0017] | 0.0003* [− 0.0012, 0.0018] |
Nervous | 0.0011* [0.0005, 0.0018] | 0.0001* [− 0.0008, 0.0010] | 0.0007* [− 0.0004, 0.0019] |
Irritated | 0.0002* [− 0.0005, 0.0008] | 0.0000* [− 0.0005, 0.0006] | − 0.0004* [− 0.0018, 0.0008] |
Worrying | 0.0014* [0.0008, 0.0021] | 0.0009 [0.0001, 0.0022] | 0.0003* [−0.0007, 0.0014] |
Not cheerful | 0.0018 [0.0010, 0.0027] | 0.0016 [0.0004, 0.0033] | 0.0016 [0.0002, 0.0034] |
Listless | 0.0003* [− 0.0003, 0.0009] | 0.0000 [− 0.0011, 0.0012] | 0.0003* [− 0.0006, 0.0014] |
Down | 0.0028 [0.0018, 0.0039] | 0.0005 [− 0.0003, 0.0017] | 0.0043 [0.0021, 0.0069] |