Table 3.
Conditional process analysis of the proposed moderated mediation model
| β | B (SE) | t | 95% CI lower | 95% CI upper | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
|
Model 1 Outcome: Risk perception | |||||
| Gender | -.035*** | -0.233 (0.046) | -5.099 | -0.323 | -0.144 |
| Age | -.007 | -0.002 (0.002) | -0.983 | -0.007 | 0.002 |
| Education | .036*** | 0.108 (0.020) | 5.332 | 0.068 | 0.147 |
| Infection cues | .292*** | 2.116 (0.050) | 42.167 | 2.018 | 2.214 |
| Perceived efficacy | .026*** | 0.054 (0.005) | 11.133 | 0.044 | 0.063 |
| Infection cues × Perceived efficacy | .098*** | 0.130 (0.011) | 12.155 | 0.109 | 0.151 |
| Conditional indirect effect 1 | |||||
| M – 1 SD | .023 | 0.097 (0.007) | 0.084 | 0.112 | |
| M | .035 | 0.135 (0.009) | 0.118 | 0.153 | |
| M + 1 SD | .046 | 0.173 (0.012) | 0.150 | 0.197 | |
|
Model 2 Outcome: Negative emotions | |||||
| Gender | -.043*** | -0.472 (0.076) | -6.238 | -0.520 | -0.324 |
| Age | .040*** | 0.022 (0.004) | 5.572 | 0.014 | 0.030 |
| Education | .036** | 0.176 (0.033) | 5.289 | 0.111 | 0.242 |
| Infection cues | .287*** | 3.430 (0.083) | 41.340 | 3.267 | 3.593 |
| Perceived efficacy | -.044 | 0.012 (0.008) | 1.490 | -0.004 | 0.028 |
| Infection cues × Perceived efficacy | .106*** | 0.232 (0.018) | 13.100 | 0.197 | 0.266 |
| Conditional indirect effect 2 | |||||
| M – 1 SD | .023 | 0.097 (0.007) | 0.083 | 0.111 | |
| M | .036 | 0.140 (0.009) | 0.122 | 0.159 | |
| M + 1 SD | .050 | 0.183 (0.013) | 0.160 | 0.209 | |
|
Model 3 Outcome: Preventive behaviors | |||||
| Gender | .014** | 0.051 (0.023) | 2.217 | 0.006 | 0.096 |
| Age | .002 | 0.000 (0.001) | 0.365 | -0.002 | 0.003 |
| Education | .018** | 0.029 (0.010) | 2.900 | 0.010 | 0.049 |
| Infection cues | .036*** | 0.141 (0.027) | 5.317 | 0.089 | 0.193 |
| Risk perception | .119*** | 0.064 (0.004) | 16.585 | 0.056 | 0.072 |
| Negative emotions | .126*** | 0.041 (0.002) | 17.514 | 0.036 | 0.045 |
| Perceived efficacy | .387*** | 0.150 (0.002) | 61.801 | 0.145 | 0.155 |
| Infection cues × Perceived efficacy | .019* | 0.013 (0.005) | 2.464 | 0.003 | 0.024 |
| Conditional direct effect | |||||
| M – 1 SD | .017 | 0.081 (0.033) | 0.016 | 0.146 | |
| M | .036 | 0.141 (0.027) | 0.089 | 0.193 | |
| M + 1 SD | .055 | 0.202 (0.039) | 0.125 | 0.278 | |
Results obtained with bootstrapping (n = 5000). Conditional indirect effect 1 was infection cues → risk perception → preventive behaviors. Conditional indirect effect 2 was infection cues → negative emotions → preventive behaviors. β Standardized Coefficients, B Unstandardized Coefficients, SE Standard Error, CI Confidence Interval. *P < 0.05, **P < 0.01, ***P < 0.001