Table 4 Results of the mediation effect test.

From: Mentor support and postdoctoral sustainable careers: evidence from China

Path

Effect

SE

95% Confidence interval

Result

H. 1a: MS → EP

0.1818

0.0406

[0.1019, 0.2617]

Validated

H. 1b: MS → SCS

0.3232

0.0353

[0.2538, 0.3927]

Validated

H. 1c: MS → MH

0.1624

0.0286

[0.1061, 0.2188]

Validated

H. 2a: MS → WE → EP

0.0228

0.0153

[−0.0057, 0.0742]

Unvalidated

H. 2b: MS → WE → SCS

0.0342

0.0183

[0.0038, 0.0762]

Partial mediation

H. 2c: MS → WE → MH

0.0564

0.0156

[0.0288, 0.0901]

Partial mediation

H. 3a: MS → ACI → EP

0.0340

0.0198

[0.0001, 0.0783]

Partial mediation

H. 3b: MS → ACI → SCS

0.0547

0.0180

[0.0240, 0.0937]

Partial mediation

H. 3c: MS → ACI → MH

0.0170

0.0089

[0.0022, 0.0366]

Partial mediation

H. 4a: MS → WE → ACI → EP

0.0108

0.0072

[0.0000, 0.0285]

Partial mediation

H. 4b: MS → WE → ACI → SCS

0.0173

0.0067

[0.0070, 0.0332]

Partial mediation

H. 4c: MS → WE → ACI → MH

0.0054

0.0032

[0.0006, 0.0132]

Partial mediation

  1. N = 343, BOOSTRAP count set to 5000, 95% confidence intervals that do not include 0 indicate a significant effect.
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