Table 8.

Indirect effect through work engagement at higher and lower levels of growth need strength.

Outcome variables	Growth need strength	Indirect effects and 95% CI	Difference of effects and 95% CI
Work initiative	High (+1 SD)	0.80 (0.59, 1.03)	0.10 (0.05, 0.16)
	Low (−1 SD)	0.70 (0.49, 0.92)

N = 596 and 139 teams. Indirect effects represent the mediating effect of work engagement through benevolent leadership linked to work initiative at varying levels of growth need strength CI confident intervals.