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Table 1 Parameter significance, reliability and convergence effectiveness of emotional intelligence, empathy, communicate satisfaction and job well-being (n = 1475)

From: Relationship between emotional intelligence and job well-being in Chinese clinical nurses: multiple mediating effects of empathy and communication satisfaction

Variable Indicator Parameter significance assessment Factor Loading SMC CR AVE
Unstd. S.E. t-value P
Emotional intelligence Self-emotional perception 1     0.616 0.379 0.815 0.526
Emotion regulation 1.705 0.079 21.606 <0.001 0.762 0.581   
Emotional use 1.608 0.073 22.065 <0.001 0.801 0.642   
Recognize other’s emotions 1.421 0.069 20.723 <0.001 0.709 0.503   
Empathy Perspective taking 1     0.470 0.221 0.755 0.524
Compassionate care 3.170 0.228 13.925 <0.001 0.932 0.869   
Standing in patient’s shoes 2.904 0.174 16.703 <0.001 0.695 0.483   
Communication satisfaction Overall satisfaction with the conversation 1     0.843 0.711 0.799 0.581
Individual response to conversation 0.619 0.033 18.866 <0.001 0.515 0.265   
Free interaction 1.305 0.056 23.455 <0.001 0.876 0.767   
Job well-being Welfare treatment 1     0.690 0.476 0.883 0.603
Interpersonal 0.804 0.030 26.604 <0.001 0.772 0.596   
Work value 0.862 0.030 28.790 <0.001 0.850 0.723   
Managers 1.058 0.040 26.158 <0.001 0.757 0.573   
Working characteristics 1.006 0.036 27.580 <0.001 0.805 0.648   
  1. Notes: Unstd. means unstandardized regression, S.E. represents the standard error of the estimated parameter coefficient, SMC stands for squared multiple correlations, CR signifies composite reliability, AVE denotes average variance extracted
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