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. 2022 Nov 21:1–22. Online ahead of print. doi: 10.1007/s12144-022-03767-8

Table 4.

Linear models of predictors of task performance, perceived stress and work engagement (N = 344) with 95% bias corrected and accelerated confidence intervals reported in parentheses

Variable B SE B β p

Task performance

R2 = 0.10 for Step 1 (p < .001); ϪR2 = 0.18 for Step 2 (p < .001)

Step 1
Constant 1.09 (0.456, 1.709) 0.31 < 0.001
Sex (1 = male, 2 = female) 0.22 (-0.100, 0.147) 0.06 0.02 0.715
Age 0.01 (0.001, 0.014) 0.003 0.12 0.024
Self-deceptive enhancement 0.17 (0.088, 0.248) 0.04 0.22 < 0.001
Impression management 0.08 (0.010, 0.157 0.04 0.13 0.016
Step 2
Constant 2.25 (1.614, 2.877) 0.32 < 0.001
Sex 0.04 (-0.085, 0.154) 0.06 0.03 0.528
Age 0.006 (0.000, 0.012) 0.003 0.09 0.074
Self-deceptive enhancement 0.05 (-0.032, 0.121) 0.04 0.06 0.256
Impression management -0.02 (-0.090, 0.052) 0.04 − 0.04 0.520
Efficient Coping 0.02 (-0.046, 0.091) 0.03 0.04 0.515
Modesty 0.06 (-0.001, 0.123) 0.03 0.10 0.064
Good-Heartedness -0.09 (-0.154, -0.029) 0.03 − 0.15 0.006
Rational Mastery 0.30 (0.226, 0.379) 0.04 0.46 < 0.001

Perceived stress

R2 = 0.18 for Step 1 (p < .011); ϪR2 = 0.26 for Step 2 (p < .001)

Step 1
Constant 29.85 (25.427, 34.181) 2.16 < 0.001
Sex 0.08 (-0.814, 0.931) 0.45 0.01 0.859
Age -0.08 (-0.127, -0.023) 0.03 − 0.14 < 0.001
Self-deceptive enhancement -1.63 (-2.194, -1.067) 0.30 − 0.27 < 0.001
Impression management -1.21 (-1.726, -0.696) 0.26 − 0.24 < 0.001
Step 2
Constant 20.95 (16.895, 24.889) 2.03 < 0.001
Sex 0.11 (-0.703, 0.882) 0.41 0.01 0.784
Age -0.06 (-0.102, -0.012) 0.02 − 0.11 0.009
Self-deceptive enhancement -0.97 (-1.520, -0.427) 0.28 − 0.16 < 0.001
Impression management -0.21 (-0.660, 0.270) 0.24 − 0.04 0.386
Efficient Coping -1.67 (-2.169, -1.182) 0.26 − 0.35 < 0.001
Modesty -1.49 (-1.947, -1.037) 0.23 − 0.29 < 0.001
Good-Heartedness 1.10 (0.636, 1.568) 0.24 0.22 < 0.001
Rational Mastery -0.78 (-1.287, -0.249) 0.27 − 0.15 0.006

Work engagement

R2 = 0.10 for Step 1 (p < .001); ϪR2 = 0.23 for Step 2 (p < .001)

Step 1
Constant 2.44 (1.573, 3.260) 0.43 < 0.001
Sex (1 = male, 2 = female) 0.20 (0.039, 0.379) 0.08 0.13 0.014
Age 0.002 (-0.007, 0.012) 0.005 0.02 0.644
Self-deceptive enhancement 0.17 (0.060, 0.274) 0.05 0.16 0.003
Impression management 0.17 (0.083, 0.260) 0.05 0.20 < 0.001
Step 2
Constant 3.97 (3.155, 4.748) 0.41 < 0.001
Sex 0.04 (-0.107, 0.200) 0.08 0.03 0.587
Age 0.004 (-0.005, 0.012) 0.004 0.04 0.395
Self-deceptive enhancement 0.03 (-0.085, 0.136) 0.06 0.03 0.631
Impression management 0.03 (-0.051, 0.111) 0.04 0.04 0.489
Efficient Coping 0.29 (0.187, 0.387) 0.05 0.35 < 0.001
Modesty -0.01 (-0.099, 0.080) 0.05 − 0.02 0.762
Good-Heartedness 0.11 (0.012, 0.211) 0.05 0.13 0.010
Rational Mastery 0.19 (0.064, 0.293) 0.06 0.21 < 0.001

Notes: B = unstandardized coefficient; R2 = coefficient of determination; ϪR2 = coefficient of determination change. Confidence intervals and standard errors based on 5,000 bootstrap samples