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Table 4 Mediational anxiety analysis feature in the association between dental anxiety and facial self-contacts

From: Anxiety and facial self-contacts: possible impact on COVID-19 transmission in dental practice

IV

M

DV

R2

p

Efect of IV on M

Effect of M on DV

Direct effect

Interdirect effect

96% CI for indirect effects

Total effect

Dental anxiety

Trait-anxiety

Self-contacts

0.21

0.001

0.83**

0.09*

0.14**

0.12**

0.07–to 0.17

0.21**

  1. Bootstrap samples = 10,000. R2 = Coefficient of determination
  2. *Significant at the 0.05 level. **Significant at the 0.01 level