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Table 4 Separate mediation analyses with ‘job satisfaction’ as the mediating variable and ‘self-perceived ability to continue working’ as the dependent variablea b

From: Factors associated with the self-perceived ability of nursing staff to remain working until retirement: a questionnaire survey

Independent variables

N

Total effect

Total indirect effect

Direct effect

  

Coefficient (95 % C.I.)

Coefficient (95 % C.I.)

Coefficient (95 % C.I.)

Job factors

 Autonomy (range 1–4)

715

0.140 (0.056 – 0.233)*

0.077 (0.037 – 0.125)*

0.063 (−0.034 – 0.160)

 Work pressure (range 1–5)#

712

−0.197 (−0.272 – -0.117)*

−0.070 (−0.127 – -0.016)*

−0.127 (−0.219 – -0.031)*

 Supportive leadership (range 1–5)

702

0.106 (0.026 – 0.188)*

0.162 (0.091 – 0.244)*

−0.056 (−0.175 – 0.060)

Organisational factors

 Educational opportunities (no = ref.)

705

0.043 (−0.050 – 0.124)

0.070 (0.040 – 0.108)*

−0.026 (−0.119 – 0.063)

 Communication (range 1–4)

710

0.134 (0.052 – 0.227)*

0.087 (0.035 – 0.139)*

0.047 (−0.043 – 0.149)

 Appreciation by senior management (range 1–4)

709

0.198 (0.114 – 0.286)*

0.070 (0.027 – 0.119)*

0.128 (0.032 – 0.224)*

  1. aMediation effects estimated by bootstrapping (500 replications)
  2. bPercentile confidence intervals (no bias correction)
  3. #Scale is in opposite direction; negative relationships are expected
  4. *Statistically significant with p < 0.05