TABLE 3.

Latent variable: Level of psychological comfort.

Level of psychological comfort	Effect (β)
	a	b	Direct (c)	Indirect (ab)	Total (c + ab)
Low	−0.383 (−0.492; −0.273)***	−0.016 (−0.158; 0.126)	0.175 (0.036; 0.314)*	0.006 (−0.048; 0.061)	0.181 (0.053; 0.309)**
Moderate	−0.192 (−0.343; −0.041)*	0.123 (−0.036; 0.282)	0.046 (−0.114; 0.206)	−0.024 (−0.059; 0.012)	0.022 (−0.136; 0.181)
High	−0.401 (−0.522; −0.281)***	0.234 (0.078; 0.39)**	0.129 (−0.029; 0.287)	−0.094 (−0.164; −0.024)**	0.035 (−0.114; 0.185)

Standardized results of regression analyses performed on the total effect, direct effect, and indirect effect in group of Polish ECD’s (N = 546).

a – effect stress on self-efficacy; b – effect self-efficacy on burnout; c – direct effect stress on burnout; ab – indirect effect stress on burnout via self-efficacy; combined effect stress and self-efficacy on burnout, total (c + ab) – total stress relationship with burnout, including indirect relationships through self-efficacy. ***p < 0.001; **p < 0.01; and *p < 0.05.