Table 2 Direct, indirect, and total effects of the hypothesized model.

From: Associations between teacher and student relationship and moral sensitivity among Chinese adolescents in the digital age: the chain mediation effect of perceived social support and moral identity

Model pathways

Estimated

effect (β)

Boot SE

95% CI

Lower

Upper

DIRECT EFFECT

Teacher–student relationship → Moral sensitivity

0.269

0.021

0.227

0.311

INDIRECT EFFECTS

Teacher–student relationship → Perceived social support → Moral sensitivity

0.184***

0.009

0.167

0.202

Teacher–student relationship → Moral identity → Moral sensitivity

0.054***

0.006

0.042

0.067

Teacher–student relationship → Perceived social support → Moral identity → Moral sensitivity

0.041***

0.005

0.032

0.051

Total effect

0.548***

0.018

0.512

0.583

  1. ***p < 0.001.
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