Table 4.

The path estimates and the effect decompositions of the research model.

Path	Standardized Path Estimates	Standard Error	C.R.	p
Self-esteem → GRIT	0.784	0.022	20.331	0.000
GRIT → Academic enthusiasm	0.676	0.110	9.284	0.000
Self-esteem → Academic enthusiasm	0.025	0.052	0.418	0.676
Academic enthusiasm → Academic achievement	0.633	0.078	13.801	0.000
GRIT → Academic achievement	−0.082	0.098	−2.153	0.031