Table 7 Parallel mediation effects (ML + 5 000-draw Bootstrap) H3 & H5.

From: AI acceptance and Chinese EFL learners’ behavioral engagement with mediating effects of motivation

Indirect effect

Estimate

95% CI Lower

95% CI Upper

p-value

Std. all

Total (H3: via

overall Mot.)

0.338

0.259

0.420

< 0.001

0.324

Career Economic

(ind_CE)

0.083

0.015

0.149

0.013

0.084

Global Citizen

(ind_GC)

–0.034

–0.114

0.044

0.403

–0.034

Communicate

Affiliate (ind_CA)

–0.014

–0.093

0.073

0.749

–0.014

Self_Satisfaction

(ind_SS)

0.188

0.100

0.275

< 0.001

0.189

Self Efficacy

(ind_SE)

0.145

0.061

0.229

0.001

0.146

Culture

Integration (ind_CI)

0.006

–0.071

0.081

0.887

0.006