TABLE 6.
Coefficient estimates for indirect effect in the first- and second-stage moderation model.
| Variable | First stage (dependent variable = CL) | Second stage (dependent variable = performance) | ||||||
| Step 1 | Step 2 | Step 1 | Step 2 | |||||
| a | t | a | t | b | t | b | t | |
| Constant | -0.10 | -0.57 | -0.01 | -0.08 | ||||
| Gender | 0.07 | 0.61 | 0.05 | 0.42 | ||||
| SE | -0.23 | -3.58*** | -0.60 | -3.81*** | ||||
| BD | 0.20 | 3.14** | 0.19 | 2.94** | ||||
| SE × BD | 0.09 | 2.56* | ||||||
| Constant | -0.40 | -2.39* | -0.42 | -2.52* | ||||
| Gender | 0.30 | 2.54* | 0.30 | 2.57* | ||||
| SE | 0.22 | 3.42** | 0.21 | 3.17** | ||||
| CL | -0.32 | -5.45*** | -0.34 | -5.58*** | ||||
| BD | 0.07 | 1.04 | 0.07 | 1.03 | ||||
| CL × BD | 0.06 | 1.19 | ||||||
| R 2 | 0.14 | 0.16 | 0.19 | 0.20 | ||||
| F | 14.73 | 12.91 | 15.82 | 12.96 | ||||
| ΔR2 | 0.02 | 0.004 | ||||||
| Sig. ΔF | 0.01 | 0.24 | ||||||
SE, self-efficacy; BD, boredom; CL, cognitive load; ***p < 0.001, **p < 0.01, *p < 0.05.