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. 2016 May 2;7:603. doi: 10.3389/fpsyg.2016.00603

Table 6.

Tests of significance of mediation.

Original sample
Bootstrap
Independent variable Mediating variable Dependent variable Standardized indirect effect SE Mean indirect effectb 95% CI with bias correction (upper, lower)
Task-approach Emotionsa Achievement 0.007 0.012 0.011 –0.026, 0.054
Self-approach Emotionsa Achievement 0.021 0.021 0.011 –0.013, 0.035
Other-approach Emotionsa Achievement 0.015 0.016 0.009 –0.011, 0.026
Task-avoidance Emotionsa Achievement –0.005 0.010 –0.006 –0.041, 0.014
Self-avoidance Emotionsa Achievement 0.017 0.013 0.011 –0.004, 0.029
Other-avoidance Emotionsa 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.