Table 4.

Results of hypothesis testing.

Direct/Indirect Effect	Path Coefficient	t-Value	95% Bias-Corrected Confidence Interval	Supported
EQ → Hope	0.504	7.37	[0.357, 0.620]	Yes
EQ → Optimism	0.200	2.16	[−0.170, 0.316]	No
Hope → LS	0.589	9.42	[0.448, 0.689]	Yes
Optimism → LS	0.092	1.24	[−0.062, 0.244]	No
EQ → Hope → LS	0.297	4.62	[0.167, 0.412]	Yes
EQ → Optimism → LS	0.018	0.92	[−0.012, 0.067]	No