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Table 4 Results of the proposed hypotheses test

From: Social distancing intentions to reduce the spread of COVID-19: The extended theory of planned behavior

Hypothesis

Path Coefficient (β-value)

t-statistic

p-value

Results

H1: ATT → INT

−0.004

0.068

0.945

Not Supported

H2: SN → INT

0.265

4.575

0.000*

Supported

H3: PBC → INT

0.234

4.625

0.000*

Supported

H4: RP → ATT

0.207

4.717

0.000*

Supported

H5: RP → SN

0.276

6.333

0.000*

Supported

H6: RP → PBC

0.216

5.418

0.000*

Supported

H7: Media → RP

0.116

3.177

0.001*

Supported

H8: Media → ATT

0.083

2.324

0.020**

Supported

H9: Media → SN

0.072

2.158

0.031**

Supported

H10: Media→ PBC

0.016

0.405

0.685

Not Supported

  1. ATT Attitude, INT Intention, PBC Perceived behavior control, RP Risk perception, SN Social norm. Significance level: * p < 0.001, ** p < 0.05
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