Table 4 Direct, indirect, and total effects for parallel mediation models for the relationship between BPD diagnosis or BPD symptoms severity and the level of self-disgust

Model 1 (BPD diagnosis → SDS)

Total effect

32.37

1.53

21.15***

[29.36, 35.39]

Direct effect

9.56

2.42

3.94***

[4.77, 14.35]

Mediator: TAS-20

0.18

0.07

2.86**

[0.06, 0.31]

Mediator: EDS

0.16

0.06

2.75**

[0.05, 0.27]

Mediator: STAI-Trait

0.42

0.10

4.00***

[0.21, 0.62]

Mediator: CESD-R

0.13

0.06

2.12*

[0.01, 0.25]

Total indirect

22.82

2.32

9.84***

[18.16, 27.47]

via TAS-20

3.77

1.29

2.92**

[1.30, 6.44]

via EDS

5.22

2.18

2.47*

[0.94, 9.58]

via STAI-Trait

9.19

2.58

3.57***

[4.08, 14.13]

via CESD-R

4.63

2.39

1.94*

[0.08, 9.58]

Model 2 (BPD Checklist → SDS)

Total effect

0.40

0.02

21.01***

[0.36, 0.43]

Direct effect

0.04

0.04

1.10

[–0.03, 0.11]

Mediator: TAS-20

0.22

0.07

3.23***

[0.09, 0.35]

Mediator: EDS

0.18

0.06

2.98**

[0.06, 0.30]

Mediator: STAI-Trait

0.44

0.11

3.92***

[0.22, 0.66]

Mediator: CESD-R

0.21

0.06

3.30***

[0.08, 0.34]

Total indirect

0.36

0.03

10.44***

[0.29, 0.42]

via TAS-20

0.06

0.02

3.41***

[0.02, 0.09]

via EDS

0.08

0.03

2.60**

[0.02, 0.14]

via STAI-Trait

0.13

0.03

3.74***

[0.06, 0.19]

via CESD-R

0.09

0.03

2.79**

[0.03, 0.16]