Physical closeness, but not emotional closeness, partially mediates the olfactory-mortality link for females.

<p>(A) Model summary for physical closeness as a mediator, with gender as a moderator on the <i>a</i> path. (B) Model summary for emotional closeness as a mediator. Asterisks indicate significant coefficients (*<i>p</i> < .05, **<i>p <</i> .01, ***<i>p</i> < .001). Unstandardized coefficients are reported.