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Table 4 Testing the mediating effects of psychological capital between career adaptability and turnover intention

From: Association between career adaptability and turnover intention among nursing assistants: the mediating role of psychological capital

Path

Effect

β

SE

Bootstrap95%CI (bias-corrected)

p

a*b/c

CAAS → PCS → TIS

Total effect

-0.176

0.012

-0.059 ~ -0.011

0.006

48.3%

Indirect effect

-0.085

0.008

-0.032 ~ -0.002

0.025

Direct effect

-0.091

0.015

-0.046 ~ 0.011

0.219

Concern → PCS → TIS

Total effect

-0.110

0.040

-0.152 ~ 0.008

0.077

NA

Indirect effect

-0.079

0.020

-0.096 ~ -0.019

0.002

Direct effect

-0.032

0.042

-0.096 ~ 0.071

0.658

Control → PCS → TIS

Total effect

-0.183

0.044

-0.217 ~ -0.048

0.002

42.6%

Indirect effect

-0.078

0.027

-0.109 ~ -0.006

0.029

Direct effect

-0.104

0.052

-0.178 ~ 0.023

0.131

Curiosity → PCS → TIS

Total effect

-0.144

0.044

-0.193 ~ -0.019

0.015

61.8%

Indirect effect

-0.089

0.026

-0.119 ~ -0.018

0.007

Direct effect

-0.055

0.051

-0.138 ~ 0.062

0.428

Confidence → PCS → TIS

Total effect

-0.194

0.043

-0.225 ~ -0.057

0.001

38.7%

Indirect effect

-0.075

0.028

-0.110 ~ 0.000

0.049

Direct effect

-0.119

0.052

-0.187 ~ 0.016

0.098

  1. TIS Turnover intention scale, CAAS Career adapt-abilities scale, PCS Psychological capital scale, β, standardized regression coefficients, SE Standard error, CI Confidence interval, NA Not applicable