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Table 3 Regression results for the mediating effect of self-efficacy

From: How does the servant supervisor influence the employability of postgraduates? Exploring the mechanisms of self-efficacy and academic engagement

	Self-efficacy		Employability
	Model 1	Model 2	Model 3	Model 4	Model 5	Model 6
Step 1
Gender	−0.066	−0.088*	− 0.128**	−0.151***	− 0.102**	−0.121**
Age	0.074	0.063	0.113*	0.102*	0.085	0.081
Educational status	0.121**	0.113**	0.07	0.061	0.024	0.024
School category	−0.031	−0.017	0.004	0.019	0.016	0.025
Study degree	0.004	0.022	0.126**	0.144**	0.124**	0.137**
Studying time	0.015	000	0.004	−0.011	−0.001	−0.011
Step 2
Servant supervision		0.259***		0.269***		0.183***
Step 3
Self-efficacy					0.381***	0.332***
R²	0.028	0.094	0.071	0.143	0.212	0.243
ΔR²	0.028	0.066	0.071	0.072	0.031	0.212

Notes. N = 598. * p < 0.05, ** p < 0.01, *** p < 0.001

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