Table 4 Total and indirect standardized effects from explanatory variables to willingness towards BC assessment and risk-stratified screening.

From: Structural equation modeling of factors influencing women’s attitudes, comfort and willingness toward risk-stratified breast cancer screening

Path

β

SE

95% CI

p-value

Total effect

 Perceived chance to willingness

0.030

0.009

0.004; 0.015

0.001

 Sum of indirect effect from age to willingness

0.321

0.030

0.273; 0.370

0.000

 Sum of indirect effect from had BC to willingness

0.068

0.012

0.047; 0.088

0.000

Specific indirect effect

 Age → mammography → willingness

0.340

0.030

0.292; 0.389

0.000

 Age → perceived chance → willingness

 − 0.016

0.004

 − 0.022; − 0.010

0.000

 Age → perceived chances → mammography → willingness

 − 0.003

0.001

 − 0.005; − 0.001

0.000

 Had BC → mammography → willingness

0.048

0.011

0.031; 0.068

0.000

 Had BC → perceived chances → willingness

0.016

0.006

0.010; 0.023

0.000

 Had BC → perceived chances → mammography → willingness

0.003

0.001

0.001; 0.005

0.009

 Education → income → willingness

0.054

0.006

0.043; 0.064

0.000

 Formerly married → income → willingness

 − 0.068

0.008

 − 0.082; − 0.055

0.000

 Never married → income → willingness

 − 0.074

0.008

 − 0.088; − 0.060

0.000

 Not working → income → willingness

 − 0.059

0.007

 − 0.072; − 0.047

0.000

 Retired → income → willingness

 − 0.032

0.005

 − 0.041; − 0.025

0.000

  1. CI confidence interval, SE standard error.