Table 3 The mediating role of empathy between maternal care and depressive symptoms (n = 924)
From: Parental care and depressive symptoms among Chinese medical students: roles of empathy and gender
| Â | Model 1 | Model 2 | Model 3 | Model 4 | ||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
(Depressive symptoms) | (Perspective taking) | (Compassionate care) | (Depressive symptoms) | |||||
Variables | β | t | β | t | β | t | β | t |
Maternal care | −0.54 | −10.88*** | 0.23 | 5.10*** | 0.12 | 2.97*** | −0.49 | −4.87*** |
Perspective taking |  |  |  |  |  |  | −0.19 | −2.33* |
Compassionate care |  |  |  |  |  |  | −0.1 | −2.75** |
R2 | 0.11 | 0.17 | 0.1 | 0.42 | ||||
F | 118.44*** | 25.98*** | 8.79** | 49.98*** | ||||