Table 4 The mediating effect of gender moderation on maternal care (n = 924)
From: Parental care and depressive symptoms among Chinese medical students: roles of empathy and gender
| Â | Model 1 | Model 2 | Model 3 | |||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
(Perspective taking) | (Compassionate care) | (Depressive symptoms) | ||||
Variables | β | t | β | t | β | t |
Maternal care | 0.16 | 4.96*** | 0.10 | 3.05** | −0.28 | −9.30*** |
Gender | 0.07 | 0.98 | 0.25 | 3.43*** | Â | Â |
Maternal care× Gender | −0.23 | −3.38*** | −0.15 | −2.09* |  |  |
Perspective taking |  |  |  |  | −0.18 | −5.26*** |
Compassionate care |  |  |  |  | −0.09 | −2.73*** |
R2 | 0.08 | 0.03 | 0.21 | |||
F | 7.45** | 3.17** | 24.00** | |||