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Table 4 Standardized direct and indirect effects of hypothetical model (N = 320)

From: The associations between benevolent leadership, affective commitment, work engagement and helping behavior of nurses: a cross-sectional study

Path

β

p

95% CI [Lower, Upper]

Direct effect

   

Benevolent leadership -->Affective commitment

0.58

< 0.001

[0.474, 0.688]

Benevolent leadership -->Work engagement

0.02

< 0.001

[0.058, 0.117]

Benevolent leadership -->Helping behavior

0.17

0.001

[0.066, 0.268]

Indirect effect

   

Benevolent leadership -->Affective commitment–>Work engagement

0.08

0.007

[0.022, 0.167]

Benevolent leadership -->Affective commitment–>Helping behavior

0.16

< 0.001

[0.076, 0.250]

  1. CI = confidence interval
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BMC Nursing

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