Table 3.

Test of the serial mediation effect.

Item	Path	Effect	Boot SE	Effect Size	BootCI Lower	BootCI Upper
Direct Effect		−0.137	0.047		−0.228	−0.046
Indirect Effect	Teacher caring behavior → Career decision-making self-efficacy → Employment anxiety	−0.093	0.033	23.91%	−0.157	−0.039
	Teacher caring behavior → Psychological capital → Employment anxiety	−0.084	0.024	21.59%	−0.133	−0.039
	Teacher caring behavior → Career decision-making self-efficacy → Psychological capital → Employment anxiety	−0.075	0.021	19.28%	−0.118	−0.034
Total Indirect Effect		−0.252	0.037		−0.326	−0.179
Total Effect		−0.389	0.038		−0.462	−0.315