Table 5 The mediating effects of loneliness and impulsivity on the relationship between cognitive failure and gullibility.

From: The relationship between cognitive failure and gullibility: loneliness and impulsivity as chain mediators

Path

Relative mediating effect size

Standardized effect

SE

LLCI

ULCI

Ind 1: cognitive failure→loneliness→gullibility

18.46%

0.089

0.018

0.055

0.126

Ind 2: cognitive failure→impulsivity→gullibility

21.78%

0.105

0.018

0.071

0.142

Ind 3: cognitive failure→loneliness→impulsivity→gullibility

3.11%

0.015

0.005

0.007

0.026

Indirect effect: Ind 1 + Ind 2 + Ind 3

43.36%

0.209

0.026

0.160

0.260

Direct effect: cognitive failure → gullibility

56.64%

0.273

0.031

0.166

0.287

Total effect: cognitive failure → gullibility

 

0.482

0.025

0.351

0.450

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