Table 4.
Results of mediation analysis.
| Variable | M1 Perceived health risk |
M2 Trust in the airline |
Y1 Travel intention |
Y2 Airline Recommendation |
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| Coeff. (SE) | p | Coeff. (SE) | p | Coeff. (SE) | p | Coeff. (SE) | p | ||||||||
| Safety appeal | a1 | -.84 (.20) | <.01 | a2 | .79 (.14) | <.01 | c’1 | -.38 (.15) | .01 | c’2 | -.01 (.15) | .95 | |||
| Perceived health risk (M1) | -.21 (.05) | <.01 | b1 | -.18 (.05) | <.01 | b1 | -.12 (.05) | .01 | |||||||
| Trust in the airline (M2) | b2 | .63 (.07) | <.01 | b2 | .71 (.07) | <.01 | |||||||||
| Prior experience (Cov) | f1 | .27 (.20) | .19 | g1 | -.06 (.14) | .69 | h1 | -.38 (.14) | .01 | h1 | -.63 (.14) | <.01 | |||
| Total effect | c1 | .38 (.17) | .04 | c2 | .78 (.18) | <.01 | |||||||||
| Constant |
iM1 |
3.98 (.43) |
<.01 |
iM2 |
4.99 (.34) |
<.01 |
iy1 |
3.52 (.48) |
<.01 |
iy2 |
2.64 (.48) |
<.01 |
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| R2 = .08 | R2 = .24 | R2 = .41 | R2 = .49 | ||||||||||||
| F(2, 215) = 9.00, p < .01 | F(3, 214) = 22.94, p < .01 | F(4, 213) = 37.62, p < .01 | F(4, 213) = 50.39, p < .01 | ||||||||||||
|
Indirect effects (travel intention) |
Coeff. |
CI [95%] |
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| Safety appeal-- > Perceived health risk → Travel intention | a1b1 | .15 | [.05, .29] | ||||||||||||
| Safety appeal-- > Trust in the airline → Travel intention | a1b2 | .50 | [.30, .72] | ||||||||||||
| Safety appeal-- > Perceived health risk → Trust in the airline → Travel intention | a1b1b2 | .11 | [.05, .19] | ||||||||||||
| Indirect effects (recommendation) | |||||||||||||||
| Safety appeal-- > Perceived health risk → Recommendation | a1b1 | .10 | [.01, .23] | ||||||||||||
| Safety appeal-- > Trust in the airline → Recommendation | a1b2 | .56 | [.36, .79] | ||||||||||||
| Safety appeal-- > Perceived health risk-- > Trust in the airline → Recommendation | a1b1b2 | .12 | [.05, .22] | ||||||||||||