Does health literacy moderate the psychological pathways of physical activity from guideline awareness to behavior? A multi-group structural equation modeling

Table 2 Standardized direct, indirect, and total effects in the revised structural model among all respondents

	Direct effect on PA behavior (95% CI)	P-value	Indirect effect on PA behavior (95% CI)	P-value	Total effect on PA behavior (95% CI)	P-value
Awareness of PA guidelines	0.11 (0.08, 0.14)	< 0.001	0.10 (0.08, 0.12)	< 0.001	0.21 (0.17, 0.25)	< 0.001
Knowledge of PA guidelines	―		0.01 (0.01, 0.02)	< 0.001	0.01 (0.01, 0.02)	< 0.001
Beliefs about PA	―		0.23 (0.21, 0.26)	< 0.001	0.23 (0.21, 0.26)	< 0.001
Behavioral intention	0.48 (0.43, 0.52)	< 0.001	―		0.48 (0.43, 0.52)	< 0.001

Direct, indirect, and total effects were standardized. The structural model is shown in Fig. 2
CI confidence interval, PA physical activity

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