Table 4.

Effect of hospital ethical climate on both frequency and intensity of moral distress through negative affectivity, while controlling for role.

Effects	Original Sample	T Statistics	p Values	95% CI
Ethical relationships→Negative affectivity	−0.43	3.61	0.000	[−0.61, −0.24]
Negative affectivity→Frequency of moral distress	0.33	2.48	0.007	[0.13, 0.54]
Negative affectivity→Intensity of moral distress	0.24	1.91	0.028	[0.03, 0.44]
Role→Negative affectivity	0.29	2.48	0.007	[0.10, 0.48]
Role→Frequency of moral distress	0.14	1.05	0.147	[−0.10, 0.32]
Ethical relationships→Negative affectivity→Frequency of moral distress	−0.14	2.08	0.011	[−0.25, −0.06]
Ethical relationships→Negative affectivity→Intensity of moral distress	−0.10	1.70	0.044	[−0.20, −0.02]