Table 9

Conditional effects of parasocial tendency on endorsement trust at levels of anthropomorphism and influencer type

Influencer typeAnthropomorphismBSEtp95% CI
LowerUpper
Virtual (0)Low (1.20)0.11780.07151.650.100–0.0230.259
Virtual (0)Moderate (3.40)–0.09640.0819–1.180.240–0.2580.065
Virtual (0)High (5.80)–0.33010.1770–1.860.063–0.6780.018
Human (1)Low (1.20)0.11270.13130.860.391–0.1460.371
Human (1)Moderate (3.40)0.17520.07072.480.0140.0360.314
Human (1)High (5.80)0.2430.0852.860.0050.0760.411
Note(s):

CI = confidence interval. Moderator values reflect the 16th (low), 50th (moderate) and 84th (high) percentiles of the anthropomorphism scale

Source: Authors’ own work

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