Table 4 Hypothesis testing.

From: Healthcare-seeking intentions of middle-aged and elderly individuals with critical diseases: an expanded TPB model in the post-pandemic era

Hypotheses

Influence

\(\beta\)-value

T statistics

P values

Result

H1a

ATP → ATT

0.180**

3.026

0.002

Support

H1b

ATD → ATT

0.274***

3.765

0.000

Support

H1c

ATH → ATT

0.281***

4.449

0.000

Support

H1

ATT → BI

0.287***

4.934

0.000

Support

H2a

SNP → SN

0.228***

3.755

0.000

Support

H2b

SNS → SN

0.352***

6.357

0.000

Support

H2

SN → BI

0.081**

2.856

0.004

Support

H3a

PBCI → PBC

0.452***

5.920

0.000

Support

H3b

PBCE → PBC

0.246**

3.223

0.001

Support

H3

PBC → BI

0.115*

2.581

0.010

Support

H4a

PRF → PR

0.244***

4.123

0.000

Support

H4b

PRS → PR

0.292***

4.363

0.000

Support

H4c

PRE → PR

0.188**

2.989

0.003

Support

H4

PR → BI

0.127**

3.417

0.001

Support

H5a

TRD → TR

0.260***

4.132

0.000

Support

H5b

TRH → TR

0.538***

9.241

0.000

Support

H5

TR → BI

0.373***

6.484

0.000

Support

  1. Impact on behavioral intention (BI): Trust (TR) had the most substantial effect on BI (β = 0.373***), while subjective norm (SN) had the least (β = 0.081***) (see Table 4).