Table 6.

Results of the mediating effect testing.

IV	M	DV	① IV → DV	② IV → M	③ IV + M → DV
					IV	M
SI	PCE	UI	0.481***	0.603***	0.282***	0.299***
SI	PEE	UI	0.481***	0.477***	0.187***	0.579***
SI	PBE	UI	0.481***	0.360***	0.442***	0.060
AI	PCE	UI	0.422***	0.512***	0.230***	0.344***
AI	PEE	UI	0.422***	0.402***	0.168***	0.592***
AI	PBE	UI	0.422***	0.374	0.400***	0.161***

IV, independent variable; M, mediating variable; DV, dependent variable; SI, sensing intelligence; AI, acting intelligence; PCE, perceived cognitive empowerment; PEE, perceived emotional empowerment; PBE, perceived behavioral empowerment; and UI, automatic features usage intention.

^*p < 0.050;

^** p < 0.010 and

^***p < 0.001.