Table 4.

Multivariable linear regression analysis of factors associated with behavioral intention to use mental health chatbots.

Predictor	B	SE	95% CI for B	p-value
Age	0.016	0.008	0.002–0.031	0.030
Gender	−0.134	0.201	−0.528 to 0.260	0.504
Education	−0.035	0.093	−0.218 to 0.147	0.704
Current psychological symptoms	0.141	0.172	−0.197 to 0.480	0.412
Needed psychological consultation/support	0.437	0.175	0.093–0.780	0.013
Ever used a mental health chatbot	0.148	0.175	−0.197 to 0.492	0.401
Perceived usefulness (PU)	0.263	0.032	0.199–0.326	<0.001
Perceived ease of use (PEOU)	0.186	0.037	0.113–0.259	<0.001
Social influence (SI)	0.248	0.045	0.160–0.336	<0.001
Perceived self-efficacy (PSE)	0.068	0.048	−0.026–0.161	0.158
Perceived barriers (PB)	0.009	0.018	−0.028 to 0.045	0.635