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. 2023 Apr 20:00027642231164051. doi: 10.1177/00027642231164051

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Figure 2. — Model depicting the mediating role of social media (vs. traditional news media) use for COVID-19 information, COVID-19 knowledge, cognitive information vetting, and trust in government communication on the relationship between the uncertainty reduction motivation and behavioral responses.

Note. Coefficients are unstandardized regression coefficients. Dotted lines denote non-significant paths.

*p < .05. **p < .01. ***p < .001.