Table 5.

Bootstrap analysis of path effect significance.

Path	Effect type	Point estimate	Product of coefficients		95% CI	Proportion of total effect (%)	p
			SE	Z
Perceived social support → role cognition → professional identity	Indirect mediating	0.251	0.035	7.171	0.197 ~ 0.310	40.20	<0.001
Perceived social support → professional identity	Direct	0.374	0.044	8.500	0.304 ~ 0.451	59.80	<0.001
Perceived social support → professional identity	Total	0.625	0.047	13.298	0.550 ~ 0.703	–	<0.001