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Table 5 Results of standardized direct, indirect, and total effects

From: Predictors of physicians’ intentions to use clinical practice guidelines on antimicrobial in tertiary general hospitals of China: a structural equation modeling approach

Paths

Direct effects (path coefficients)

Indirect effects

Total effects

Attitude → Behavioral intention

0.166*

0

0.166*

Subjective norms → Attitude

0.619*

0

0.619*

Subjective norms → Behavioral intention

0.244*

0.103**

0.347**

Perceived risk → Attitude

− 0.119*

0

− 0.119*

Perceived risk → Behavioral intention

− 0.113*

− 0.020*

− 0.133*

Relative advantage → Attitude

0.368**

0

0.368*

Relative advantage → Top management support

0.454*

0

0.454*

Relative advantage → Behavioral intention

0.307**

0.215*

0.522**

Ease of use → Attitude

− 0.050

0

− 0.050

Ease of use → Top management support

0.283**

0

0.283**

Ease of use → Behavioral intention

0.088**

0.088**

Top management support → Organizational implementation

0.797*

0

0.797*

Top management support → Behavioral intention

0.200*

0.140*

0.340*

Organizational implementation → Behavioral intention

0.176*

0

0.176*

  1. *p < 0.05; **p < 0.01