Table 3 The mediating model results.

From: The moderating effect of physical exercises on job stress, emotional intelligence, and teaching satisfaction among Chinese University teachers

Path

Estimate

S.E.

Est./S.E.

P-Value

95% C.I.

EI → TS

0.418***

0.018

22.872

0.000

[0.385, 0.418]

JS → TS

−0.454***

0.018

−25.814

0.000

[−0.491, −0.454]

JS → EI

−0.551***

0.021

−26.211

0.000

[−0.591, −0.551]

JS → EI → TS

−0.230***

0.013

−18.387

0.000

[−0.259, −0.209]

  1. JS Job stress, EI Emotional intelligence, TS Teaching satisfaction, PE physical exercise ***p < 0.001.