Research Article

The Relationship between Perceived Social Support and Bullying Behavior in Nursing Education among Nursing Students: The Mediating Role of Positive Psychological Capital

Table 4

The mediating effect test of each dimension of PPQ between PSSS and BBNE.

ModelTotal effectDirect effectIndirect effect95% CIRatio of indirect to total effect (%)

PSSS ⟶ Self-efficacy ⟶ BBNE−0.327−0.309−0.018−0.048−0.0125.38
PSSS ⟶ resilience ⟶ BBNE−0.327−0.302−0.025−0.038−0.0157.74
PSSS ⟶ hope ⟶ BBNE−0.327−0.281−0.046−0.073−0.0206.09
PSSS ⟶ optimism ⟶ BBNE−0.327−0.285−0.042−0.077−0.0095.34