Effect of empathy competence on moral sensitivity in Chinese student nurses: the mediating role of emotional intelligence

Table 3 Mediating effects of emotional intelligence on the relationship between empathy and moral sensitivity (N = 239)

Effects	Effect size	SE	95% CI
Total effect
Empathy → Moral Sensitivity	0.1796	0.018	0.149–0.221
Direct effect
Empathy → Moral Sensitivity	0.1424	0.0255	0.0938–0.1928
Indirect effect
Empathy → Emotional Intelligence → Moral Sensitivity	0.0372	0.0157	0.0067–0.0693

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