28 May 2026 : Clinical Research
Social Support and Self-Acceptance in Patients With Diabetic Retinopathy: The Mediating Role of Psychological Capital in a Cross-Sectional Study
Jie Peng ABCDEF 1, Yina Wang BDF 2, Xu Chen CE 3, Ying Wang BEF 4, Jiaqing Lu BCE 5, Yongning Dong ACEF 1*DOI: 10.12659/MSM.951546
Med Sci Monit 2026; 32:e951546
Table 7 Bootstrap test of the mediating effect of psychological capital (5000 bootstrap samples).
| Effect type and path | Standardized reffect size | Bias-corrected 95% CI | Percentile 95% CI | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Lower | Upper | Lower | Upper | ||
| Total effect: SSRS → SAQ | 0.688 | 0.559 | 0.798 | 0.566 | 0.803 |
| Direct effect: SSRS → SAQ | 0.332 | 0.070 | 0.553 | 0.079 | 0.561 |
| Indirect effect: SSRS → PPCQ-DR → SAQ | 0.355 | 0.195 | 0.560 | 0.190 | 0.554 |
| PPCQ-DR – Positive Psychological Capital Questionnaire for Diabetic Retinopathy; SAQ – Self-Acceptance Questionnaire; SSRS – Social Support Rating Scale. SSRS to SAQ; SSRS to SAQ (controlling for PPCQ-DR); SSRS to PPCQ-DR to SAQ. Mediation is confirmed when 95% CIs do not include zero. The mediation proportion (51.6%) represents the proportion of the total statistical association, not a causal mediation effect. | |||||