Table 3.

Bootstrap test and effect size of mediating effects

Effects	Pathways	β	p value	95% confidence interval
				Lower limit	Upper limit
Direct effect	AS -MH	0.367	< 0.001	0.246	0.487
	AS - AN- MH	0.060	0.004	0.019	0.100
Mediation paths	AS - PI - MH	0.054	0.004	0.017	0.090
	AS- AN- PI -MH	0.006	0.028	0.001	0.011
Total indirect effect		0.119	< 0.001	0.066	0.173
Total effect		0.487	< 0.001	0.371	0.602

Note: AS: Abusive Supervision; AN: autonomy need; PI: Professional Identity; MH: Mental health