Table 3.

Regression results for the mediation analysis on persuasiveness of the message to keep a physical distance with others in study 3.

Effect	β	SE	t
Direct effect of X on Y	−0.13	0.78	−0.17
Direct effect of Mo on Y	0.15	0.14	1.08
Direct effect of X × Mo on Y	−0.09	0.19	−0.48
Direct effect of Me on Y	0.63	0.05	11.82*

X is the message type (i.e., the independent variable), Mo is locus of control (i.e., the moderator), Me is feeling joint responsibility to protect from coronavirus (i.e., the mediator), and Y is persuasiveness of the message to keep a physical distance with others (i.e., the dependent variable). X × Mo is the moderated effect of message type on Y.

^*p < 0.01.