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Table 3 Standardized estimates of total, total indirect, specific indirect, and direct effects

From: Education and indoor smoking among parents who smoke: the mediating role of perceived social norms of smoking

Among fathers who smoke

Estimate

P-value

The proportion to the total effect

 Total

−0.144*

0.001

 

 Direct

−0.053

0.228

 

 Total indirect

−0.091*

< 0.001

63.2%

 Specific indirect

  education→household members smoking→indoor smoking

−0.037*

0.013

25.7%

  education→descriptive norms→indoor smoking

−0.028*

0.011

19.4%

  education→subjective norms→indoor smoking

−0.008

0.208

 

  education→household members smoking→descriptive norms→indoor smoking

−0.004*

0.046

2.8%

  education→household members smoking→subjective norms→indoor smoking

−0.005*

0.047

3.5%

  education→descriptive norms→subjective norms→indoor smoking

−0.008*

0.003

5.6%

  education→household members smoking→descriptive norms→subjective norms→indoor smoking

−0.001*

0.028

0.7%

Among mothers who smoke

Estimate

P-value

The proportion to the total effect

 Total

−0.154*

0.001

 

 Direct

−0.061

0.175

 

 Total indirect

−0.092*

< 0.001

59.7%

 Specific indirect

  education→household members smoking→indoor smoking

−0.012

0.097

 

  education→descriptive norms→indoor smoking

−0.039*

0.002

25.3%

  education→subjective norms→indoor smoking

−0.022*

0.013

14.3%

  education→household members smoking→descriptive norms→indoor smoking

0.001

0.213

 

  education→household members smoking→subjective norms→indoor smoking

−0.002

0.132

 

  education→descriptive norms→subjective norms→indoor smoking

−0.019*

< 0.001

12.3%

  education→household members smoking→descriptive norms→subjective norms→indoor smoking

0.001

0.19

 

Among working fathers who smoke

Estimate

P-value

The proportion to the total effect

 Total

−0.153*

< 0.001

 

 Direct

−0.040

0.429

 

 Total indirect

−0.112*

0.001

73.2%

 Specific indirect

  education→household members smoking→indoor smoking

−0.035*

0.017

22.9%

  education→descriptive norms→indoor smoking

−0.022*

0.023

14.4%

  education→subjective norms→indoor smoking

−0.010

0.215

 

  education→workplace smoking policies→indoor smoking

−0.020

0.491

 

  education→household members smoking→descriptive norms→indoor smoking

−0.004*

0.045

2.6%

  education→workplace smoking policies→descriptive norms→indoor smoking

−0.007*

0.046

4.6%

  education→household members smoking→subjective norms→indoor smoking

−0.005*

0.043

3.3%

  education→desriptive norms→subjective norms→indoor smoking

−0.006*

0.008

3.9%

  education→workplace smoking policies→subjective norms→indoor smoking

< 0.001

0.948

 

  education→household members smoking→desriptive norms→subjective norms→indoor smoking

−0.001*

0.028

0.7%

  education→workplace smoking policies→descriptive norms→subjective norms→indoor smoking

−0.002*

0.041

1.3%

Among working mothers who smoke

Estimate

P-value

The proportion to the total effect

 Total

−0.234*

< 0.001

 

 Direct

−0.140

0.055

 

 Total indirect

−0.094*

< 0.001

40.2%

 Specific indirect

  education→household members smoking→indoor smoking

−0.028

0.063

 

  education→descriptive norms→indoor smoking

−0.035*

0.026

15.0%

  education→subjective norms→indoor smoking

−0.024

0.104

 

  education→workplace smoking policies→indoor smoking

< 0.001

0.97

 

  education→household members smoking→descriptive norms→indoor smoking

0.002

0.261

 

  education→workplace smoking policies→descriptive norms→indoor smoking

−0.003

0.199

 

  education→household members smoking→subjective norms→indoor smoking

< 0.001

0.866

 

  education→desriptive norms→subjective norms→indoor smoking

−0.006

0.109

 

  education→workplace smoking policies→subjective norms→indoor smoking

−0.002

0.287

 

  education→household members smoking→desriptive norms→subjective norms→indoor smoking

< 0.001

0.303

 

  education→workplace smoking policies→descriptive norms→subjective norms→indoor smoking

< 0.001

0.252

 
  1. *p < 0.05