Table 5.

Variance (R²) and Percentage of Variance in Dependent Variables Explained by Attributes Alone and Attributes with Preceding Mediating Variables

		Distance Maps		Cluster Location Maps
Mediating Variables and Intentions		Only Attributes (OA)	Attributes With Preceding Mediating Variables (PMV)	Only Attributes (OA)	Attributes With Preceding Mediating Variables (PMV)
Specific Beliefs	R2 Susceptibility	.53		.51
	R2 Severity	.04*		.04**
	R2 Locational social comparison	.44		.37
Global Belief (serious problem)	R2	.42	.61	.31	.52
	R2 percentage OAa		68.9%		59.2%
	R2 percentage PMVb		31.1%		40.8%
Emotion (distress)	R2	.23	.42	.13	.35
	R2 percentage OA		54.3%		37.8%
	R2 percentage PMVb		45.7%		62.2%
Monitor Intention	R2	.25	.49	.11	.33
	R2 percentage OA		51.0%		33.4%
	R2 percentage PMVb		49.0%		66.6%
Mitigate Intention	R2	.32	.56	.24	.49
	R2 percentage OA		57.0%		50.1%
	R2 percentage PMVb		43.0%		49.9%

Note: Explained variance significant at p < .001 unless noted as follows:

^*p < .05,

^**p < .01.

^aR² percentage OA = (R² of OA ÷ R² attributes with PMV) × 100

^bR² percentage contributed by PMV = 100% minus R² percentage OA