The associations between behavioral-psychological symptoms of dementia (BPSD) and coping strategy, burden of care and personality style among low-income caregivers of patients with dementia

Table 4 Multiple regression of BPSD and caregiver burden with personality style as the proposed mediator

听	Paths	Coefficient	t	Sig.
Extroversion	Step 2- Path a: IV to mediator	.011	.2649	.7913
	Step 3- Path b: Direct effect of Mediators on DV	鈭�.570	鈭�2.889	.0043**
	Step 1- Path c: Total Effect of IV on DV	.538	4.431	.000***
	Step 4- Path c鈥�: Direct Effect of IV on DV	.545	4.565	.000***
Agreeableness	Step 2- Path a: IV to mediator	鈭�.079	鈭�1.643	.1019
	Step 3- Path b: Direct effect of Mediators on DV	鈭�.819	鈭�4.839	.0000***
	Step 1- Path c: Total Effect of IV on DV	.538	4.431	.0000***
	Step 4- Path c鈥�: Direct Effect of IV on DV via agreeableness	.474	4.083	.0001***
Conscientiousness	Step 2- Path a: IV to mediator	鈭�.155	鈭�3.378	.0009***
	Step 3- Path b: Direct effect of Mediator on DV	鈭�.917	鈭�5.215	.0000***
	Step 1- Path c: Total Effect of IV on DV	.538	4.431	.0000***
	Step 4- Path c鈥�: Direct Effect of IV on DV	.396	3.372	.0009***
Neuroticism	Step 2- Path a: IV to mediator	鈭�.536	鈭�1.016	.3111
	Step 3- Path b: Direct effect of Mediators on DV	.734	4.743	.0000***
	Step 1- Path c: Total Effect of IV on DV	.538	4.431	.0000***
	Step 4- Path c鈥�: Direct Effect of IV on DV	.578	4.991	.0000***

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