Table 3.
Path coefficients for mediation model.
Path coefficients | Effects | ||||
---|---|---|---|---|---|
Self-handicapping (Y) | Procrastination (M) | 95% CI | |||
Lower | Upper | ||||
Academic anxiety | c' = 0.42** | a = 0.59** | |||
Procrastination | b = 0.28*** | ||||
Specific: Academic anxiety → Self-handicapping | c' = 0.42 | 0.10 | 0.75 | ||
Specific: Academic anxiety → Procrastination → Self-handicapping | ab = 0.17 | 0.04 | 0.31 |
N = 320. Bootstrap sample size = 5,000. 95% CI, 95% confidence interval.
p < 0.01,
p < 0.001.