Table 11 Latent variable structure, direct effects, and covariances the Empath relapse SEM model
Relationships between variables | Estimate | Standardized estimate | Standard error | Z value | P value | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
Latent variables | ||||||
 Positive emotion΄—>  | Emotional | 1.000 | 0.527 | – | – | – |
 Positive emotion΄—>  | Suffering | 1.196 | 0.630 | 0.260 | 4.5 | 0.000 |
 Positive emotion΄—>  | Swearing_terms | 1.231 | 0.649 | 0.268 | 4.6 | 0.000 |
 Career΄—>  | White_collar_job | 1.000 | 0.995 | – | – | – |
 Career΄—>  | Blue_collar_job | 0.951 | 0.946 | 0.088 | 10.8 | 0.000 |
Career΄—>  | office | 0.134 | 0.133 | 0.077 | 1.7 | 0.082 |
Regressions | ||||||
 Positive emotion΄—>  | Relapse | 0.694 | 0.372 | 0.204 | 3.3 | 0.001 |
 Career΄—>  | Relapse | 0.100 | 0.101 | 0.075 | 1.3 | 0.183 |
 Urban΄—>  | Relapse | 0.144 | 0.147 | 0.068 | 2.1 | 0.034 |
Covaraiances | ||||||
 Joy΄ | Zest΄ | 0.597 | 0.937 | 0.092 | 6.5 | 0.000 |
 Joy΄ | Cheerfulness | 0.066 | 0.096 | 0.022 | 3.0 | 0.002 |
 White_collar_job΄ | Blue_collar_job | 0.290 | 0.526 | 0.085 | 3.4 | 0.001 |
 White_collar_job΄ | Office΄ | − 0.160 | − 0.374 | 0.079 | − 2.036 | 0.042 |
 Positive_emotion΄ | Career΄ | 0.198 | 0.424 | 0.062 | 3.2 | 0.001 |