Physical activity improves mental health through resilience in Hong Kong Chinese adolescents

BMC Pediatrics

Table 2 Results of the single-mediator path models and estimates of the mediated effects

					Mediated association between PA and mental well-being in the best fit model
Models	AIC	CFI	RMSEA	SRMR	Coefficient estimates	95% CI lower band	95% CI upper band	p-value	Proportion of mediation
*Self-efficacy as a mediator*
Conceptualisation 1	19464.12	0.969	0.055	0.020	0.19	0.10	0.28	< 0.001	0.36
Conceptualisation 2	19539.32	0.965	0.059	0.022	-	-	-	-	-
Conceptualisation 3	19563.74	0.593	0.159	0.068	-	-	-	-	-
*Resilience as a mediator*
Conceptualisation 1	20737.04	0.980	0.054	0.020	0.35	0.23	0.47	< 0.001	0.68
Conceptualisation 2	20737.81	0.977	0.057	0.022	-	-	-	-	-
Conceptualisation 3	20836.68	0.691	0.158	0.068	-	-	-	-	-
*School connectedness as a mediator*
Conceptualisation 1	19154.74	0.935	0.079	0.027	0.07	−0.01	0.16	0.10	0.15
Conceptualisation 2	19155.31	0.933	0.080	0.028	-	-	-	-	-
Conceptualisation 3	19254.17	0.571	0.162	0.070	-	-	-	-	-
*Family connectedness as a mediator*
Conceptualisation 1	20131.63	0.931	0.082	0.028	0.08	0.00	0.17	0.06	0.16
Conceptualisation 2	20132.22	0.929	0.083	0.029	-	-	-	-	-
Conceptualisation 3	20231.08	0.570	0.163	0.070	-	-	-	-	-

Bold entries indicate the chosen conceptualisation. CI = Confidence interval, AIC = Akaike Information Criteria, CFI = Comparative fit index, RMSEA = Root mean square error of approximation, SRMR = Standardised root mean square.

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