TABLE 7.

Coefficient estimates for direct effect in the moderation model.

Variable	Direct effect (dependent variable = performance)
	Step 1		Step 2
	a	t	a	t
Constant	-0.37	-2.10*	-0.47	-2.66**
Gender	0.28	2.22*	0.30	2.47*
SE	0.30	4.46***	0.74	4.61***
BD	0.00	0.02	0.02	0.28
SE × BD			-0.10	-3.03**
R 2	0.10		0.13
F	10.11		10.10
ΔR2			0.03
Sig. ΔF			0.00

SE, self-efficacy; BD, boredom; ***p < 0.001, **p < 0.01, *p < 0.05.