Table II.

Mediating Effect of Risk and Benefit Perceptions of Nuclear Power (NP) and Shale Gas (SG): Indirect Effects of Social Influence on Acceptability

	Support→RP→ AC		Talk→RP→AC		Support→BP→AC		Talk→BP→AC
	NP	SG	NP	SG	NP	SG	NP	SG
Indirect effect (SE)	0.04 (0.01)	0.07 (0.01)	−0.02 (0.01)	−0.03 (0.01)	0.32 (0.03)	0.27 (0.02)	−0.00 (0.02)	−0.02 (0.02)
p‐Value	<0.001	<0.001	0.02	0.001	<0.001	<0.001	0.88	0.26
95% CI	(0.03–0.06)	(0.05–0.10)	(−0.03–0.00)	(−0.05–0.01)	(0.27–0.37)	(0.22–0.31)	(−0.04–0.03)	(−0.06–0.02)

Support = Perceived support toward nuclear power/shale gas in one's network; Talk = talking about risky technologies in one's social network; RP = risk perception; BP = benefit perception; AC = acceptability of nuclear power/shale gas; NP = nuclear power; SG = shale gas.