Table 4. Results of serial mediation models for the effect of institutional trust (manipulation) on interpersonal trust through feelings of security.

Predictor and effect	Outcome: trusting behavior
	Model 1			Model 2
	b	SE	95% CI	b	SE	95% CI
Mediator 1: Feelings of security*	-0.07	0.10	-0.28; 0.13	-0.07	0.11	-0.28; 0.15
Mediator 2: Trusting beliefs*	0.52	0.17	0.19; 0.85	0.51	0.18	0.15; 0.88
Institutional trust (Manipulation)
Total effect	0.28	0.28	-0.27; 0.82	0.38	0.29	-0.19; 0.95
Direct effect	0.34	0.34	-0.34; 1.02	0.36	0.37	-0.36; 1.09
Indirect effect	0.21	0.11	0.06; 0.54	0.19	0.12	0.03; 0.54

Results based on 94 observations. Model 1: Mediation analyses did not include control variables. Model 2: Mediation analyses included trust propensity, security values, political orientation, risk attitudes, and education as control variables.

*Estimates of regressions of the mediators (feelings of security and trusting beliefs, respectively) predicting trusting behavior.