Table 5

Effect analysis of the impact factors on the transition shock of newly graduated nurses

Effect	Path	Estimated value	SE	P value	95% CI
Direct effect	Core competency→transition shock	−0.151	0.068	0.026	−0.284 to −0.018
Indirect effect	Core competency→self-efficacy→transition shock	−0.203	0.051	<0.001	−0.312 to −0.111
Total effect	Core competency→transition shock	−0.354	0.064	<0.001	−0.474 to −0.220
Direct effect	Years of employment→transition shock	−0.179	0.054	0.001	−0.282 to −0.073
Indirect effect	1: Years of employment→core competency→transition shock 2: Years of employment→core competency→self-efficacy→transition shock	−0.049	0.022	0.008	−0.100 to −0.012
Total effect	Years of employment→transition shock	−0.228	0.056	0.001	−0.335 to −0.115
Direct effect	Weekly overtime frequencies→transition shock	0.261	0.058	<0.001	0.147 to 0 .373
Indirect effect	Weekly overtime frequencies→self-efficacy→transition shock	0.039	0.020	0.028	0.004 to 0.084
Total effect	Weekly overtime frequencies→transition shock	0.300	0.060	<0.001	0.181 to 0.416