Table 5 Structural model evaluation results.

From: Exploring the impact of digital distrust on user resistance to e-health services among older adults: the moderating effect of anticipated regret

Direct effects

Hypotheses

Relationship

β

T

P

Decision

H1a

II → DD (+)

0.130

2.167

0.030

Supported

H1b

II → LSE (+)

0.134

2.095

0.036

Supported

H1c

II → UR (+)

0.069

1.237

0.216

Not supported

H2a

SI → DD (+)

0.229

3.951

0.000

Supported

H2b

SI → LSE (+)

0.186

3.105

0.002

Supported

H2c

SI → UR (+)

0.048

0.764

0.445

Not supported

H3a

PR → DD (+)

0.384

6.816

0.000

Supported

H3b

PR → LSE (+)

0.310

4.933

0.000

Supported

H3c

PR → UR (+)

0.145

2.386

0.017

Supported

H4

DD → UR (+)

0.268

4.498

0.000

Supported

H5

LSE → UR (+)

0.097

1.845

0.065

Not supported

Moderating effects

Hypotheses

Relationship

Path coefficient

T

P

Decision

H6

AR × DD → UR (−)

−0.250

4.471

0.000

Supported

H7

AR × LSE → UR (−)

−0.023

0.397

0.691

Not supported

  1. AR anticipated regret, DD digital distrust, II information inequality, LSE low self-efficacy, PR perceived risk, SI social influence, UR user resistance.