Examining the relationships between trust in providers and information, mistrust, and COVID-19 vaccine concerns, necessity, and intentions

Table 3 Direct and indirect effects

Association	b	B_B	B_W	SE	p	95% CI
Trust in Providers
Direct Effect on Vaccine Intentions	0.21	0.12	0.13	0.10	0.04	[.02, .41]
Indirect Effect via Vaccine Necessity	0.34	0.19	0.21	0.08	<.001	[.19, .50]
Indirect Effect via Vaccine Concerns	−0.002	−0.001	− 0.001	0.02	0.94	[−.04, .04]
Total Indirect Effect	0.34	0.19	0.21	0.08	<.001	[.19, .50]
Total	0.55	0.30	0.33	0.11	<.001	[.35, .76]
Trust in Provider Information
Direct Effect on Vaccine Intentions	0.12	0.09	0.08	0.06	0.03	[.01, .22]
Indirect Effect via Vaccine Necessity	0.26	0.19	0.18	0.05	<.001	[.16, .36]
Indirect Effect via Vaccine Concerns	0.01	0.01	0.01	0.02	0.52	[−.02, .04]
Total Indirect Effect	0.27	0.20	0.19	0.05	<.001	[.16, .37]
Total	0.38	0.29	0.27	0.07	<.001	[.25, .52]
Mistrust of Providers
Direct Effect on Vaccine Intentions	−0.01	−0.01	−0.01	0.07	0.88	[−.15, .13]
Indirect Effect via Vaccine Necessity	0.05	0.03	0.04	0.06	0.40	[−.06, .16]
Indirect Effect via Vaccine Concerns	−0.09	−0.05	− 0.07	0.03	0.002	[−.15, −.03]
Total Indirect Effect	−0.04	−0.02	− 0.03	0.06	0.47	[−.16, .07]
Total	−0.05	−0.03	− 0.04	0.07	0.47	[−.20, .09]

As the variance differed among populations, the standardized coefficients for Black and White participants are not always equivalent. b = unstandardized coefficient; B_B = standardized coefficient for Black participants; B_W = standardized coefficient for White participants; SE Standard error, CI Confidence interval

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