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Table 6 Results of mediation analyses (standardized)

From: The association between fear of malpractice and burnout among Chinese medical workers: The mediating role of legal consciousness

Paths

a

b

c’

a*b

95%CI of a*b

(LL and UL)

C

SE

R.2

FM → LC → Burnout

0.1158**

-0.2285**

0.3558**

-0.0265*

-0.0448

-0.0103

0.3293**

0.0087

0.1091

FM → LC → EE

0.1158**

-0.1090**

0.4269**

-0.0126*

-0.0243

-0.0040

0.4143**

0.0052

0.1719

FM → LC → DP

0.1158**

-0.1694**

0.3504**

-0.0196*

-0.0349

-0.0073

0.3308**

0.0070

0.1096

FM → LC → rPA

0.1158**

-0.2880**

-0.0521

-0.0333*

-0.0576

-0.0134

-0.0521

0.0110

0.0195

  1. N = 1031; The path was controlled for gender and marital status; the displayed effects are standardized; FM Fear of Malpractice, LC Legal awareness scale, EE Emotional Exhaustion, DP Depersonalization, rPA reduced Personal Accomplishment
  2. **statistical significance level of P < 0.01, the indirect effect is significant (*) when the 95% CI does not include 0; SE, bootstrap regression standard error; R2, variance accounted for;
  3. a = direct effect of FM on LC; b = direct effect of LC on Burnout; c = total effect of FM on Burnout; c’ = direct effect of FM on Burnout; a*b = indirect effect on Burnout