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. 2021 May 19;23(5):e25447. doi: 10.2196/25447

Table 3.

Standardized regression weights and explained variance of hierarchical regression models predicting adoption intentions and frequency of current contact tracing app use.

Variable TPBa (model 1) UTAUTb (model 2) Integrated model (model 3) Extended model (model 4)

Intention Frequency Intention Frequency Intention Frequency Intention Frequency
Block 1

Covariates


Age .02 .03 .12 .14 .05 .10 .06 .12


Gender (refc: female) –.02 –.01 .05 .00 .00 –.03 .01 –.02


Migration background .03 .01 .04 .01 .04 .02 .04 .03


Education (ref: ≤lower secondary) –.02 –.10 –.02 –.08 –.02 –.07 –.02 –.08


Persons per household –.01 –.01 –.02 .01 –.02 –.01 –.02 –.01

Income (ref: €0-€500)


€501-€1000 .02 .02 .00 –.01 –.01 –.01 .00 .00


€1001-€1500 .03 .03 –.01 .02 .01 .02 .01 .02


€1501-€2000 –.05 –.03 –.09 –.07 –.10d –.06 –.09 –.05


€2001-€2500 .05 –.01 –.03 –.05 .01 –.04 .02 –.03


€2501 or more .06 .05 –.04 –.04 .02 –.02 .03 –.02

Region (ref: rural)


Urban –.06 –.18d –.04 –.17d –.04 –.18e –.05 –.18e


Metropolitan –.01 –.16d –.01 –.14d .01 –.14d .00 –.14d


Subjective knowledgef .06 .17g .09d .21g .07 .20g .05 .18e


COVID-19 experience .01 –.05 –.02 –.08 –.01 –.07 .00 –.06


Exposureh .05 .31g .08 .34g .06 .33g .06 .33g
Block 2

TPB


Attitudes .28g .05 i


Personal norms .22g .20e

.21g .18e .19g .16d


Injunctive social norms .35g .13 .31g .11 .29g .08


Descriptive social norms .05 –.07 .03 –.08 .04 –.07


Self-efficacy .08d .07 .03 .01 .04 .02


Controllability –.02 –.01 .02 –.02 .02 –.02

UTAUT


Perceived usefulness .32g –.14d .11 –.23e .05 –.25e


Perceived barriers –.04 –.02 –.03 –.03 –.02 –.02


Perceived ease of use .08 .08 –.01 .05 –.03 .04


Habit .07 .15d .04 .14d .03 .12


Price value .13d –.05 .11d –.06 .11d –.05


Hedonic motivation .35g .39g .22g .34g .21g .32g


Experience .00 –.01 .03 .02 .02 .01
Block 3

Additional variables


Perceived susceptibility –.08 –.05


Anticipatory anxiety .09d .15d


Anticipated emotion .01 –.04


Data privacy concerns –.04 –.09d


Personalization .09 .00
Correlations (R2)

Block 1 .04 .23 .04 .23 .04 .23 .04 .23

Block 2 .63 .33 .56 .37 .67 .40 .67 .40

Block 3 .68 .42

aTPB: theory of planned behavior.

bUTAUT: unified theory of acceptance and use of technology.

cref: reference.

dP<.05.

eP<.01.

fSubjective knowledge about COVID-19 tracing apps.

gP<.001.

hExposure (ie, surveyed after Corona Warn-App launch).

iNot applicable.