Table 4.

Analyses of the mediating effect.

Mediating Path	Estimates	95% CI
Mediating effect
Chain mediating effect: Negative perfectionism → fear of failure → ego depletion → procrastination	0.29	[0.23, 0.35]
Simple mediating effect 1: Negative perfectionism → fear of failure → procrastination	−0.01	[−0.06, 0.03]
Simple mediating effect 2: Negative perfectionism → ego depletion → procrastination	−0.04	[−0.10, 0.01]
Total indirect effect	0.23	[0.16, 0.31]
Direct effect	0.03	[−0.05, 0.10]
Total effect	0.26	[0.16, 0.35]
Moderated chain mediating effect
Cognitive flexibility: High (+1 SD)	0.17	[0.12, 0.23]
Cognitive flexibility: Low (−1 SD)	0.32	[0.26, 0.39]
Difference between high versus low levels of cognitive flexibility	−0.15	[−0.23, −0.08]