Table 2 Results of mediating hypotheses.

From: How and when servant leadership affect public employees’ innovative behavior

Variables

Psychological safety

B (95% CI)

Innovative behavior

B (95% CI)

Constant

1.349 [0.824, 1.875]

0.925 [0.440, 1.410]

0.562 [0.089, 1.035]

Gender

0.139 [− 0.250, − 0.027]

− 0.052 [− 0.155, 0.051]

− 0.015 [− 0.114, 0.084]

Age

0.111 [0.050, 0.172]

0.137 [0.081, 0.194]

0.107 [0.053, 0.162]

Education

− 0.060 [− 0.199, 0.078]

− 0.031 [− 0.159, 0.097]

− 0.015 [− 0.137, 0.108]

Work tenure

0.040 [− 0.013, 0.093]

− 0.005 [− 0.043, 0.054]

− 0.006 [− 0.052, 0.041]

Servant leadership

0.599 [0.520, 0.679]

0.664 [0.590, 0.737]

0.503 [0.421, 0.584]

Psychological safety

  

0.269 [0.220, 0.338]

Total effect [95% CI]

 

0.664 [0.590, 0.737]

Direct effect [95% CI]

 

0.503[0.421, 0.584]

Indirect effect [95% CI]

 

0.161 [0.108, 0.216]

R2

0.281***

0.351***

0.406***

  1. N = 642. *p < 0.05 and ***p < 0.001. Bootstrap size = 5000. CI = confidence interval.