Table 4.
Results of hypothesis testing.
| Hypotheses | Results |
|---|---|
| Hypothesis 1(H1): Medical staff who are exposed to more news of medical malignant injury events have better doctor-patient communication. | Supported |
| Hypothesis 2(H2): Medical staff who are exposed to more news of medical malignant injury events are less willing to let their children be doctors. | Not supported |
| Hypothesis 3(H3): Medical staff who are exposed to more news of medical malignant injury events are more likely to attribute these events to the outgroup. | Supported |
| Hypothesis 4(H4): Medical staff who are exposed to more news of medical malignant injury events are more anxious. | Supported |
| Hypothesis 5(H5): Outgroup attribution mediates the positive relationship between medical staff's exposure to news of medical malignant injury events and their quality of communication. | Not supported |
| Hypothesis 6(H6): Anxiety mediates the positive relationship between medical staff's exposure to news of medical malignant injury events and their quality of communication. | Supported |
| Hypothesis 7(H7): Outgroup attribution mediates the negative relationship between medical staff's exposure to news of medical malignant injury events and their willingness to let their children be doctors. | Not supported |
| Hypothesis 8(H8): Anxiety mediates the negative relationship between medical staff's exposure to news of medical malignant injury events and their willingness to let their children be doctors. | Supported |
| Hypothesis 9(H9): Outgroup attribution and anxiety have a chain mediating effect on the relationship between medical staff's exposure to news of medical malignant injury events and their quality of communication. | Supported |
| Hypothesis 10(H10): Outgroup attribution and anxiety have a chain mediating effect on the relationship between medical staff's exposure to news of medical malignant injury events and their willingness to let their children be doctors. | Supported |
| Hypothesis 11(H11): Social support moderates the relationship between medical staff's exposure to news of medical malignant injury events and their outgroup attribution. Specifically, the association between exposure and outgroup attribution is weakened in medical staff with high social support. | Supported |
| Hypothesis 12(H12): Social support moderates the effect of medical staff's exposure to news of medical malignant injury events on their anxiety. Specifically, the association between exposure and anxiety is weakened in medical staff with high social support. | Not supported |