Table 9.

Mediation analyses of generational differences in work motivation

Outcome variableMediatorGeneration comparisonDirect effect (c′)Indirect effect (ab)95% CI for abTotal effect (c)PM (%)
Job securityConscientiousnessGen X vs Gen Y0.606**0.084*[0.032, 0.149]0.690**12.2
Job securityConscientiousnessGen X vs Gen Z0.823**0.127*[0.061, 0.206]0.950**13.4
Traditional commitmentConscientiousnessGen X vs Gen Y0.389**0.071*[0.025, 0.128]0.470**15.1
Traditional commitmentConscientiousnessGen X vs Gen Z0.761**0.109*[0.054, 0.178]0.870**12.5
Meaningful workOpennessGen Y vs Gen X0.0910.089*[0.034, 0.156]0.180—
Meaningful workOpennessGen Z vs Gen X0.303**0.067*[0.019, 0.127]0.370**18.1
FlexibilityExtraversionGen Z vs Gen X0.736**0.134*[0.071, 0.210]0.870**15.4
FlexibilityExtraversionGen Z vs Gen Y0.313**0.087*[0.031, 0.154]0.400**21.8
Note(s):

Coefficients represent unstandardised regression estimates from PROCESS (Model 4). Indirect effects were estimated using bias-corrected bootstrap confidence intervals. *p < 0.05, **p < 0.01. PM (%) = proportion mediated, calculated as (ab/c) × 100 and reported only when the total effect (c) was statistically significant. Separate mediation models were estimated for each pairwise generational comparison

Source(s): Author’s own work
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