Table 3.
The direct effects of risk perceptions and indirect effects of demographics on Intention to adopt personal protective behaviours via risk perceptions
| Effects by exogenous variables | Point estimate (SE) | Bootstrapping (95%CI) | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Lower | Upper | ||
| Direct effects | |||
| Perceived Severity→Intention | -0.03 (0.03) | -0.08 | 0.03 |
| Perceived Vulnerability→Intention | 0.11 (0.04)b | 0.04 | 0.18 |
| Perceived Self-efficacy→Intention | 0.40 (0.09)c | 0.23 | 0.58 |
| Perceived Response Efficacy→Intention | 0.54 (0.04)c | 0.47 | 0.63 |
| Indirect effects | |||
| Gender→Intention | |||
| Via Perceived Severity | 0.02 (0.02) | -0.02 | 0.06 |
| Via Perceived Vulnerability | -0.05a | -0.11 | −0.01 |
| Total | -0.03 (0.03) | -0.10 | 0.02 |
| Age→Intention | |||
| Via Perceived Vulnerability | 0.04 (0.02)a | 0.01 | 0.09 |
| Via Perceived Self-efficacy | 0.07 (0.02)b | 0.03 | 0.12 |
| Total | 0.11 (0.03)c | 0.05 | 0.18 |
| Education→Intention | |||
| Via Perceived Response Efficacy | 0.35 (0.04)c | 0.27 | 0.45 |
| Years of raising→Intention | |||
| Via Perceived Response Efficacy | -0.08 (0.04) | -0.17 | -0.00 |
a p < 0.05, b p < 0.01, c p < 0.001; SE: Standard Error