Table 3. Testing the pathways of the parallel mediation model.

Path	Effect value	Relative effect quantity	Bootstrap (95%CI)
Video game playing → Self-educational expectation → Academic achievement	-0.094×0.217 = -0.020	20.83%	[-0.037, -0.006]
Video game playing → Learning attitude → Academic achievement	-0.201×0.075 = -0.015	15.63%	[-0.027, -0.005]
Total mediation effect	-0.035	36.46%	[-0.056, -0.017]
Direct effect	-0.061	63.54%	-