Table 3 Regression results for single-step multiple mediator model.

From: Digital diplomacy and domestic audience: how official discourse shapes nationalist sentiments in China

Path

Effect

Relative effect

Boot SE

P

95%CI

LL

UL

Total effect

0.24

100%

0.08

**

0.08

0.39

Direct effect

0.02

8.33%

0.45

/

−0.69

0.11

Total indirect effect

0.22

91.67%

0.07

***

0.08

0.36

ODD → SD→Nationalism

0.16

72.73%

0.05

**

0.06

0.25

ODD → NI→Nationalism

0.06

27.27%

0.04

/

−0.01

0.15

  1. N=200. ODD Official diplomatic discourse, NI National identification, SD Social derogation. Bootstrap sample size = 5000. LL Lower limit, CI Confidence interval, UL Upper limit. **p < 0.01, ***p < 0.001.
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