Table 2 Results of conditional process analysis (moderated mediation model), Study 3.

From: Optimistic vs. pessimistic endings in climate change appeals

 

Emotional Arousal

Outcome efficacy

Outcome efficacy

Outcome efficacy

Intercept

4.12** (0.41)

3.01** (0.20)

4.51** (0.24)

3.49** (0.19)

Pessimistic (X1)

0.41** (0.14)

−0.06 (0.06)

−0.08 (0.06)

−0.04 (0.06)

Fatalistic (X2)

0.50** (0.14)

−0.02 (0.06)

−0.04 (0.06)

0.02 (0.06)

Emotional arousal (M)

 

0.04 (0.02)

−0.15** (0.05)

0.01 (0.03)

Moderate (W1)

 

−0.78** (0.14)

  

Conservative (W2)

 

−1.70** (0.14)

  

M × W1

 

0.14** (0.03)

  

M × W2

 

0.24** (0.03)

  

Group (individualism vs. communitarianism)

  

−0.60** (0.04)

 

M × Group

  

0.08** (0.01)

 

Grid (hierarchy vs. egalitarianism)

   

−0.45** (0.03)

M × Grid

   

0.04** (0.01)

Generalized self-efficacy

−0.42** (0.12)

0.03 (0.05)

0.10 (0.05)

0.08 (0.05)

Age

0.00 (0.00)

0.00 (0.00)

−0.00 (0.00)

0.00 (0.00)

Gender

0.79** (0.11)

0.13* (0.05)

0.11* (0.05)

0.06 (0.05)

R2

0.07

0.34

0.35

0.42

Index of moderated mediation

 W1 (for X1)

 

0.06 (0.02, 0.10)

  

 W2 (for X1)

 

0.10 (0.03, 0.17)

  

 W1 (for X2)

 

0.07 (0.02, 0.12)

  

 W2 (for X2)

 

0.12 (0.05, 0.20)

  

 Group (for X1)

  

0.03 (0.01, 0.06)

 

 Group (for X2)

  

0.04 (0.01, 0.07)

 

 Grid (for X1)

   

0.02 (0.01, 0.03)

 Grid (for X2)

   

0.02 (0.01, 0.04)

  1. Percentile bootstrap CI based on 10,000 bootstrap samples.
  2. Significance levels *p < 0.05; **p < 0.001.