Table 3.

Results of the moderated path analysis.

Moderator variable	Stage effect
	First	Second	Direct	Indirect	Total
	Empowering leadership → Intrinsic motivation → Silence
Low autonomy	0.21∗∗	−0.15∗∗	−0.14∗∗	−0.03∗∗	−0.18∗∗
High autonomy	0.30∗∗	−0.22∗∗	−0.14∗∗	−0.07∗∗	−0.21∗∗
Differences between low and high autonomy	0.09∗∗	−0.06	−0.00	−0.03∗∗	−0.03

^∗∗p < 0.01.