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. 2023 Jan 6:1–41. Online ahead of print. doi: 10.1007/s10660-022-09662-5
Part I. Dependent variable: Intention to use (Senior generation serves as the reference group for results relevant to generation cohort)
β SE t-value 95% CI
(Constant) 0.387 0.841 0.460 [–1.267, 2.040]
Social presence 0.695 0.261 2.666** [0.183, 1.208]
Fear 0.518 0.222 2.331* [0.081, 0.955]
Social presence × Fear –0.109 0.064 –1.700 [–0.236, 0.017]
Middle generation 1.448 0.934 1.551 [–0.389, 3.285]
Young generation 2.548 0.895 2.845** [0.786, 4.309]
Social presence × Middle generation –0.387 0.298 –1.298 [–0.972, 0.199]
Social presence × Young generation –0.586 0.292 –2.005* [–1.161, − 0.011]
Fear × Middle generation –0.621 0.250 –2.490* [–1.112, − 0.131]
Fear × Young generation –0.784 0.244 –3.209** [–1.264, − 0.030]
Social presence × Fear × Middle generation 0.158 0.071 2.223* [0.018, 0.298]
Social presence × Fear × Young generation 0.185 0.071 2.611** [0.046, 0.324]
Gender –0.010 0.084 –0.121 [–0.175, 0.154]
Education 0.063 0.060 1.038 [–0.056, 0.182]
Income 0.092 0.047 1.947 [–0.001, 0.185]
Part II. Dependent variable: Intention to use (Middle generation serves as the reference group for result relevant to generation cohort)
β SE t-value 95% CI
Social presence × Fear × Young generation 0.026 0.043 0.609 [–0.058, 0.111]
Part III. Conditional effect of social presence on intention to use at different values of fear and generation
Generation Fear β SE t-value 95% CI
Senior generation Low (Mean − 1SD) 0.415 0.143 2.904** [0.134, 0.695]
Senior generation Moderate (Mean) 0.230 0.137 1.677 [–0.040, 0.499]
Senior generation High (Mean + 1SD) 0.045 0.202 0.224 [–0.352, 0.442]
Middle generation Low (Mean − 1SD) 0.435 0.082 5.287*** [0.273, 0.596]
Middle generation Moderate (Mean) 0.517 0.066 7.821*** [0.387, 0.647]
Middle generation High (Mean + 1SD) 0.600 0.087 6.889*** [0.429, 0.771]
Young generation Low (Mean − 1SD) 0.302 0.069 4.361** [0.166, 0.439]
Young generation Moderate (Mean) 0.429 0.055 7.746*** [0.320, 0.538]
Young generation High (Mean + 1SD) 0.556 0.080 6.975*** [0.400, 0.713]