Table 2. Mediation analysis concerning whether achievement goals mediate the relation between psychopathy facets and academic dishonesty.
| Mastery-goal orientation | Performance-goal orientation | |||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| ab | SE | 95% CI | z | ab | SE | 95% CI | z | |
| Boldness | -0.07 | 0.02 | -0.12, -0.03 | -3.35* | -0.001 | 0.01 | -0.02, 0.01 | -0.24 |
| Meanness | 0.05 | 0.02 | 0.01, 0.11 | 2.66* | -0.01 | 0.01 | -0.03, 0.002 | -1.17 |
| Disinhibition | 0.08 | 0.02 | 0.04, 0.13 | 4.03* | 0.002 | 0.01 | -0.003, 0.02 | 0.53 |
ab = coefficient for the indirect effect; 95%CI = 95% confidence intervals; z = Sobel’s test for indirect effect.
* p < .01