Table 4.

Step 2 of the sequential regression examining credibility as a mediator in the relationship between workday comment type and willingness to become a patient of a physician or client of a veterinarian for 318 study participants (R²=0.57; adjusted R²=0.56; change in R²=0.38; and F_1,309=267.48).

Variable	Statistics
	Standardized beta coefficient	P value
Participant age	−.02	.70
Participant income (refa ≤Can $74,999)	−.05	.18
Mock profile owner gender (ref female)	−.09	.02
Health discipline (ref physician)	.06	.11
Ambiguous workday comment (ref evident frustration)	.10	.03
Online recruitment (ref in person)	.06	.10
Scenario view time (in seconds)	−.06	.12
Credibility rating	.69	<.001

^aRef: referent.