Table 6.
Hypothesis testing.
| Direct influences | β | P value | t value | Hypothesis |
| Infodemics → RPCVa | .43 | .01 | 11.18 | H1 supported |
| RPCV → problem recognition | .46 | .001 | 8.74 | H2 supported |
| RPCV → involvement recognition | .51 | .001 | 10.83 | H3 supported |
| RPCV → constraint recognition | .34 | .04 | 4.13 | H4 supported |
| Problem recognition → situational motivation | .25 | .001 | 8.72 | H5a supported |
| Involvement recognition → situational motivation | .57 | .001 | 6.17 | H5b supported |
| Constraint recognition → situational motivation | −.13 | .001 | 7.21 | H5c supported |
| Situational motivation → risk communicative behavior | .53 | .001 | 8.21 | H6 supported |
| Risk communicative behavior → WFVCb | .48 | .001 | 9.36 | H7 supported |
aRPCV: risk perception about COVID-19 vaccine safety.
bWFVC: willingness to get fully vaccinated against COVID-19.