Table 4.

The mediation effect test of defensive impression management strategies.

Variable	IT			DIM			IT
	M7	M8	M9	M10	M11	M12	M13	M14	M15
Gender	0.02	0.21	0.17	0.20	0.29*	0.26*	−0.06	0.07*	0.06
Age	0.11	0.15	0.12	0.13	0.19	−0.02	0.10	0.14	0.13
Education	0.13	0.23**	0.17*	0.05	0.09	0.03	0.11	0.19**	0.16*
Experience	0.16	0.11	0.15	0.12	0.08	0.11	0.11	0.07	0.11
Establishment	−0.05	−0.07	−0.08	−0.00	−0.02	−0.05	−0.00	−0.04	−0.06
RT	0.44***			0.22***			0.35***
IN		0.27***			0.180**			0.19***
PR			0.38***			0.30***			0.26***
DIM							0.43***	0.47***	0.40***
Intercept	1.80***	2.07***	1.95***	2.86***	2.88***	2.71***	0.58	0.73*	0.86**
R2	0.34	0.25	0.33	0.11	0.10	0.18	0.48	0.41	0.44
F	17.08***	10.54***	15.76***	3.91***	3.55**	6.88***	25.63***	19.27***	21.76***

Reported coefficients are unstandardized (with robust standard errors).

^*p < 0.05,

^**p < 0.01,

^***p < 0.001.