Table 3.
Hypotheses testing results
| β | Supported | |||
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Perceived health risks of COVID-19 (PHRC) → Emotional exhaustion (H1a) | .47*** | Yes | ||
| PHRC → Academic performance (H1b) | −.25** | Yes | ||
| Emotional exhaustion → Academic performance | −.46*** | |||
| Moderating effects | ||||
| Mindfulness → Emotional exhaustion | −.21** | |||
| PHRCxMindfulness → Emotional exhaustion (H3) | −.18* | Yes | ||
| Online interaction quality (OIQ) → Emotional exhaustion | −.25** | |||
| PHRCxOIQ→ Emotional exhaustion (H5) | −.26** | Yes | ||
| Mediating effects | ||||
| Indirect effects | β | LLCI | ULCI | Yes |
| PHRC→ Emotional exhaustion→ Academic performance (H2) | −.20 | −0.265 | −0.141 | |
N = 336; LLCI lower level of the 95% confidence interval, ULCI upper level of the 95% confidence interval; *p < 0.05, **p < 0.01, ***p < 0.001