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The Effect of Self-Transcendence on Depression in Cognitively Intact Nursing Home Patients

Table 3

SEM analysis. Model 11. Standardized gamma2. Total3 effects of self-transcendence (ST) on nursing home patients’ depression.
ConstructParameterLISREL estimatet-value
ST-1 to HADS-Dγ 1,1−0.32−3.01*
ST-2 to HADS-Dγ 1,2−0.40−3.43*
Total effects of self-transcendence on depression (HADS−D)
ST-1t-valueST-2t-value
HADS2−0.18−3.01*−0.23−3.43*
HADS4−0.18−3.13*−0.23−3.30*
HADS6−0.15−2.93*−0.19−3.07*
HADS8−0.11−2.87*−0.14−2.64*
HADS10−0.08−1.88−0.10−2.41*
HADS12−0.17−2.40*−0.22−4.33*
Note. *Significant at the 5% level. 1Model 1: comprising six HADS variables and 10 ST variables. 2Gamma standardized regression coefficients representing directional relationships between ST and depression. 3Total effect represent the total influence of the explanatory variable on depression.