TABLE 3.

Mediating effects for variables.

Intermediary path	β	Boot SE	BootLLCI	BootULCI	Relative mediation effect
Total	0.39	0.02	0.36	0.43	88.64%
Ind1	0.30	0.02	0.27	0.34	68.18%
Ind2	0.03	0.01	0.02	0.04	6.82%
Ind3	0.06	0.02	0.04	0.07	13.64%

N = 1,912. Unstandardized regression coefficients were reported. Bootstrap sample size = 5,000. LL, low limit, CI, confidence interval, and UL, upper limit. Ind1: social support→personal growth initiative→sense of purpose; Ind2: social support →academic self-efficacy→sense of purpose; and Ind3: social support→personal growth initiative→academic self-efficacy→sense of purpose.