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Table 6.

Tests of significance of mediation.

			Original sample		Bootstrap
Independent variable	Mediating variable	Dependent variable	Standardized indirect effect	SE	Mean indirect effect^b	95% CI with bias correction (upper, lower)
Task-approach	Emotions^a	Achievement	0.007	0.012	0.011	–0.026, 0.054
Self-approach	Emotions^a	Achievement	0.021	0.021	0.011	–0.013, 0.035
Other-approach	Emotions^a	Achievement	0.015	0.016	0.009	–0.011, 0.026

Task-avoidance	Emotions^a	Achievement	–0.005	0.010	–0.006	–0.041, 0.014
Self-avoidance	Emotions^a	Achievement	0.017	0.013	0.011	–0.004, 0.029
Other-avoidance	Emotions^a	Achievement	0.016	0.016	0.011	–0.009, 0.032

^aMplus bootstrap confidence intervals refer to the significance of the total indirect effect of initial goals on achievement as mediated by both boredom and enjoyment.^bThese values are based on unstandardized mean path coefficients.