TABLE 8.

Results of the mediation analysis of the effects of moods on change in creativity through motivation in China (n = 415).

						Indirect effect
		a-Path	b-Path	c-Path	c’-Path	IE	CI (95%)
IV	M	β	β	β	β	β	Lower	Upper
Creativity in Arts (DV)
APM	Giving	0.43***	0.21**	0.04	−0.06	0.09	0.03	0.16
APM	Growth	0.41***	0.23***	0.04	−0.06	0.10	0.05	0.15
APM	Gain	0.24***	−0.04	0.04	0.05	−0.01	−0.04	0.02
APM	Distraction	0.20***	0.16**	0.04	0.00	0.03	0.01	0.06
ANM	Giving	0.20**	0.19**	0.04	0.00	0.04	0.01	0.08
ANM	Growth	0.17**	0.21**	0.04	0.00	0.04	0.01	0.06
ANM	Gain	0.26***	−0.04	0.04	0.05	−0.01	−0.04	0.02
ANM	Distraction	0.41***	0.18**	0.04	−0.03	0.07	0.03	0.12
Learning and Ideas (DV)
APM	Giving	0.43***	0.13*	−0.03	−0.08	0.06	0.01	0.11
APM	Growth	0.41***	0.23***	−0.03	−0.12*	0.09	0.05	0.14
APM	Gain	0.24***	−0.01	−0.03	−0.02	−0.00	−0.03	0.02
APM	Distraction	0.20***	0.10	−0.03	−0.05	0.02	−0.00	0.04
ANM	Giving	0.20**	0.09	0.07	0.05	0.02	−0.00	0.05
ANM	Growth	0.17**	0.17**	0.07	0.04	0.03	0.01	0.05
ANM	Gain	0.27***	−0.04	0.07	0.08	−0.01	−0.04	0.02
ANM	Distraction	0.41***	0.07	0.07	0.04	0.03	−0.02	0.08

IV, independent variable; M, mediator variable; IE, indirect effect; CI, confidence interval; 5.000 bootstrap samples; significant indirect effects in bold. *p < 0.05, **p < 0.01, ***p < 0.001.