Table 7 The Relationship Between Beliefs, Risk Perception, and Adaptive Behaviors.

From: Understanding the adaptive behaviors of farmers on the Qinghai-Tibetan Plateau: a mixed-methods study on the mediating role of risk perception and the moderating effects of climate change benefits and self-efficacy

Variables

Risk Perception (M)

Adaptive Behavior (Y)

Coefficient

Coefficient

95% CI

Coefficient

95% CI

Beliefs(X)

0.328***

0.243

0.413

0.750***

0.644

0.856

Benefits(W)

0.405***

0.323

0.486

−0.142*

−0.261

−0.023

Beliefs * Benefits (X*W)

−0.024***

−0.036

−0.012

−0.062***

−0.091

−0.033

Risk Perception(M)

   

0.269***

0.150

0.388

Self-Efficacy(Z)

   

0.513***

0.367

0.658

Beliefs * Self-Efficacy(X*Z)

   

0.069**

0.019

0.119

Risk Perception * Self-Efficacy (M*Z)

   

−0.041**

−0.077

−0.005

Gender (Female)

   

−0.014

−0.359

0.332

Education (Junior High)

   

−0.114

−0.502

0.275

Technical/High School

   

−0.431

−0.986

0.124

College/University

   

−0.626

−1.645

0.394

R2

R2 = 0.688

 

R2 = 0.837

 

F

147.259

 

216.336

 

Conditional Direct Effects of Perceived Beliefs on Adaptive Behavior

Benefits

Self-Efficacy

Effect

SE

LLCI

ULCI

 

−2.893

−2.555

0.753

0.067

0.621

0.885

 

−2.893

0.000

0.927

0.064

0.802

1.053

 

−2.893

2.555

1.101

0.110

0.885

1.317

 

0.000

−2.555

0.577

0.082

0.416

0.738

 

0.000

0.000

0.751

0.054

0.645

0.857

 

0.000

2.555

0.925

0.087

0.754

1.096

 

2.893

−2.555

0.400

0.112

0.181

0.620

 

2.893

0.000

0.574

0.073

0.431

0.718

 

2.893

2.555

0.748

0.082

0.588

0.909

 

Conditional Indirect Effects of Perceived Beliefs on Adaptive Behavior (via Beliefs-Risk Perception-Adaptive Behavior)

Benefits

Self-Efficacy

Effect

BootSE

BootLLCI

BootULCI

 

−2.893

−2.555

0.151

0.047

0.042

0.223

 

−2.893

0.000

0.108

0.028

0.050

0.160

 

−2.893

2.555

0.066

0.034

0.001

0.137

 

0.000

−2.555

0.124

0.039

0.035

0.186

 

0.000

0.000

0.089

0.024

0.040

0.133

 

0.000

2.555

0.054

0.029

0.001

0.115

 

2.893

−2.555

0.097

0.034

0.026

0.157

 

2.893

0.000

0.070

0.022

0.028

0.111

 

2.893

2.555

0.043

0.024

0.001

0096

 
  1. N = 476, Bootstrap sample size = 5000.
  2. *p < 0.05, **p < 0.01, ***p < 0 .001