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. 2022 Aug 19:1–23. Online ahead of print. doi: 10.1007/s10551-022-05218-7

Table 5.

Mediated and moderated mediation path estimates (bootstrap bias-corrected method 95% CI)

Paths estimates Estimates (b)a SE Lower Upper p value Support for hypothesis
Direct effects
 Fair employment practices—> life satisfaction 0.06 0.10 − 0.02 0.13 0.56 H1: Not Supported
 Managerial consideration- > life satisfaction 0.07 0.12 − 0.07 0.11 0.84 H2: Not Supported
Mediated effects
 Fair employment practices—> economic inclusion > life satisfaction 0.11 0.06 0.08 0.15 0.00 H3: Supported
 Managerial consideration- > non-rank sensitive inclusion—> life satisfaction 0.01 0.04 0.06 0.03 0.72 H4: Not Supported
Moderated mediation effects via economic inclusion (mediator)
Mediated effectsa,b SE LLCI ULCI Support for hypothesis
Fair employment practices (X) × learning orientation (LO) (W) 0.48 0.17 0.14 0.83 H5: Supported
Life Satisfaction (Y)
Low LO (− 1 SD) 0.03 0.03 − 0.03 0.11
Moderate LO (M) 0.08 0.03 0.04 0.14
High LO (+ 1SD) 0.14 0.04 0.07 0.22
Index of Moderated Mediation 0.12 0.05 0.02 0.23
Moderated mediated effects via non-rank sensitive inclusion (med)
Managerial consideration (X) × learning orientation (LO) (W) 0.05 (ns) 0.06 − 0.05 0.17 H6: Not supported
Life satisfaction (Y)
Low LO (− 1 SD) 0.02 0.03 − 0.03 0.10
Moderate LO (M) 0.03 0.04 − 0.04 0.11
High LO (+ 1 SD) 0.04 0.04 − 0.04 0.12
Index of moderated mediation 0.01 0.02 − 0.02 0.05

X predictor, W moderator, Med mediator, Y outcome variable, ns non-significant

* < 0.05

aCommon method variance (CMV) bias adjusted estimates

bUnstandardized estimates