Table 4.

Mediation relationships in studies 1 and 2.

Mediation relationship	Indirect effect⁎⁎	95% CI
Study 1 (the field survey; N = 208)
Wish-making ➔ positive appraisals ➔ job satisfaction	0.046a	[0.004, 0.110]
Positive appraisals ➔ job satisfaction ➔ counterproductive work behavior	-0.062a	[-0.132, -0.015]
Wish-making ➔ positive appraisals ➔ job satisfaction ➔ counterproductive work behavior	-0.011a	[-0.031, -0.001]
Study 2 (the field experiment; N = 338)
Wish-making ➔ positive appraisals ➔ job satisfaction	0.034a	[0.011, 0.064]
Positive appraisals ➔ job satisfaction ➔ counterproductive work behavior	-0.034a	[-0.062, -0.011]
Wish-making ➔ positive appraisals ➔ job satisfaction ➔ counterproductive work behavior	-0.006a	[-0.013, -0.001]

Note. All effect sizes represent standardized estimates. Direct effects, religiousness, and other coping tactics were controlled for in the estimates of indirect effects. CI = confidence intervals for the indirect effect.

^⁎⁎p < .01.

^aSignificant based on 95% CI.