Table 5 Mediation effect results.

From: The influence of employability skills on quality of employment in AI-driven labour market transformations: the roles of academic achievement and motivation

Correlation type

Path

β

t

p

RQ

Decision

Mediation

type

Direct effects

ES → QoE

0.359

7.272

0.000

RQ2

Supported

Partial mediation

 

ES → AAC

0.573

19.882

0.000

   
 

ES → AAC-1

0.484

12.684

0.000

   
 

ES → AAC-2

0.482

12.087

0.000

   
 

ES → AAC-3

0.346

7.425

0.000

   
 

AAC → QoE

0.196

3.637

0.000

   
 

AAC-1 → QoE

0.106

2.085

0.037

   
 

AAC-2 → QoE

0.114

2.120

0.034

   
 

AAC-3 → QoE

0.145

1.935

0.035

   

Indirect Effects

ES → AAC → QoE

0.112

4.064

0.000

   
 

ES → AAC-1→ QoE

0.052

2.047

0.041

   
 

ES → AAC-2 → QoE

0.055

2.005

0.045

   
 

ES → AAC-3 → QoE

0.116

1.910

0.036

   
  1. β standardised path coefficient, t t-statistic; p p-value, ES employability skills, AAC academic achievement, AAC-1 intellectual behaviours, AAC-2 interpersonal behaviours, AAC-3 intrapersonal behaviours, QoE quality of employment.