| Indirect effect | Effect value | Effect size | 95% confidence interval interval |
| Gratitude → Self-esteem → Core self-evaluations | 0.225 | 52.45% | (0.177, 0.254) |
| Gratitude → Academic self-efficacy → Core self-evaluations | 0.027 | 6.29% | (0.007, 0.504) |
| Gratitude → Self-esteem → Academic self-efficacy → Core self-evaluations | 0.083 | 19.35% | (0.058, 0.094) |
| Total mediation effect | 0.335 | 78.09% |
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| Direct effect | 0.094 | 21.91% |
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| The total effect | 0.429 |
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