Table 5.
Standardized regression coefficients (β) in the hierarchical model
| Model | Item number | |||||||||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | 4 | 11 | 15 | 2 | 6 | 9 | 13 | 3 | 7 | 10 | 14 | 5 | 8 | 12 | 16 | |
| TiSM | .57 | .68 | .71 | .78 | ||||||||||||
| SaOE | .75 | .85 | .73 | .81 | ||||||||||||
| SaSoH | .68 | .71 | .75 | .72 | ||||||||||||
| SaToPI | .64 | .70 | .72 | .79 | ||||||||||||
| SV-GS | .98 | .89 | .92 | .94 | ||||||||||||
Note. All β-values statistically significant (p < .001); TiSM – trust in scientific method; SaOE – scientists as the only experts; SaSoH – science as a source of hope; SaToPI – science as a tool of practical influence; SV-GS – general scientistic worldview.