Table 7 Regression results of the mediating effect on offline social networks.

From: The impact of mobile social network sites on social trust: evidence from the China

Variables

Social trust levels

Offline social networks

Social trust levels

Model 1

Model 2

Model 3

Panel A: Results of the mediating effect test using the BK method.

WeChat use

0.243***

0.022***

0.118*

 

(0.041)

(0.006)

(0.059)

Offline social networks

  

0.050***

  

(0.010)

Control variables

Yes

Yes

Yes

N

12,010

12,010

12,010

Pseudo R2

0.033

0.021

0.033

Panel B: Results of the mediating effect test using the Sobel method

Sobel

0.0005***

0.0008***

0.0010***

Goodman - 1

0.0005***

0.0008***

0.0010***

Goodman - 2

0.0005***

0.0008***

0.0010***

Panel C: Results of the mediating effect test using the KHB method

Total effect

Direct effect

Indirect effect

Proportion of total effect that is mediated

0.132***

0.080***

0.052***

39.4%

  1. *p < 0.05, ***p < 0.001. Robust standard errors in parentheses. Control variables are included in all models.
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