Table 4B.

Mediating effect of nurse–patient relationship between the deep acting and job satisfaction.

	Effect	Coefficient	SE	LLCI	ULCI
DA → NPT → EXO	Total Indirect	0.085	0.023	0.045	0.135
DA → PCN → EXO
DA → EXO	Direct	0.196	0.046	0.106	0.290
DA → EXO	Total	0.282	0.047	0.194	0.377
DA → NPT → ENDO	Indirect	0.076	0.022	0.038	0.124
DA → ENDO	Direct	0.229	0.051	0.129	0.331
DA → ENDO	Total	0.306	0.050	0.209	0.407

LLCI, lower level of confidence interval; SE, standard error; ULCI, upper level of confidence interval; ENDO, endogenous job satisfaction; EXO, exogenous job satisfaction; DA, deep acting; NPT, nurse–patient trust; PCN, patient-centered nursing.