Table 6 Mediating effect (n = 452)

From: A study on the design of a universal signage system for the Ruijin Soviet cultural heritage site

Mediation pathway

Total effect

Mesomeric effect

Boot SE

Z

Confidence interval

Direct effect

Inspection conclusion

lower limit

upper limit

Symbolic element modeling → Perception → Comprehensibility

0.360

0.129

0.037

3.034

0.068 ~ 1.037

0.231

Partial mediation

The representation of symbolic elements → Perception → Comprehensibility

0.244

0.183

0.068

3.042

0.057 ~ 0.514

0.061

Not established

The comfort level of pattern recognition → Perception → Comprehensibility

0.475

0.086

0.012

4.044

0.004 ~ 0.428

0.389

Not established

Perception → Comprehensibility → Visual cognition

0.447

0.199

0.048

3.006

0.019 ~ 0.022

0.248

Partial mediation

The familiarity of figures → Comprehensibility → Visual cognition

0.402

0.170

0.042

2.048

0.046 ~ 0.472

0.232

Partial mediation

The semantic distance of graphics → Comprehensibility → Visual cognition

0.211

0.192

0.078

2.033

0.017 ~ 0.237

0.019

Partial mediation

The visual complexity of graphics → Comprehensibility → Visual cognition

0.444

0.160

0.040

2.027

0.040 ~ 0.105

0.284

Not established

The rationality of the use of graphics → Comprehensibility → Visual cognition

0.280

0.025

0.068

2.081

0.067 ~ 0.212

0.255

Partial mediation