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Table 2 Indirect effects of epistemological beliefs, reflective thinking, competence/performance, interest, external recognition, and holistic impression on science identity

From: The relationship between epistemological beliefs, reflective thinking, and science identity: a structural equation modeling analysis

Paths

β

SE

Bootstrap 95% CI

Lower

Upper

EB → RT → Com/Per

0.274

0.055

0.182

0.394

EB → RT → INT

0.064

0.026

0.022

0.124

EB → Com/Per → INT

0.113

0.039

0.035

0.189

EB → Com/Per → ER

0.174

0.062

0.051

0.294

EB → RT → Com/Per → INT

0.130

0.029

0.082

0.202

EB → RT → Com/Per → ER

0.200

0.041

0.131

0.292

EB → INT → HISI

0.056

0.027

0.012

0.119

EB → Com/Per → HISI

0.048

0.023

0.015

0.110

EB → Com/Per → INT → HISI

0.015

0.009

0.003

0.039

EB → Com/Per → ER → HISI

0.138

0.05

0.042

0.235

EB → RT → Com/Per → HISI

0.055

0.021

0.023

0.107

EB → RT → INT → HISI

0.009

0.005

0.002

0.022

EB → RT → Com/Per → INT → HISI

0.018

0.009

0.004

0.039

EB → RT → Com/Per → ER → HISI

0.158

0.033

0.103

0.236

  1. EB epistemological beliefs, RT reflective thinking, Com/Per competence/performance, INT interest, ER external recognition, HISI holistic impression on science identity. If the 95% bootstrap confidence interval (Boot LLCIBoot ULCI) does not overlap with zero, the effect is significant