Smart PLS moderation structural model
| Path | Patch coefficient | t value | p value | Lower bound 95% CI | Upper bound 95% CI | Total effect | t value | p value | Lower bound 95% CI | Upper bound 95% CI |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Ad relevance → Attitude towards PA | 0.41 | 3.64 | 0.00 | 0.16 | 0.61 | 0.41 | 3.67 | 0.00 | 0.16 | 0.60 |
| Risk beliefs → Attitude towards PA | −0.29 | 4.13 | 0.00 | −0.42 | −0.15 | −0.29 | 4.09 | 0.00 | −0.42 | −0.15 |
| AI beneficial → Attitude towards PA | 0.36 | 3.62 | 0.00 | 0.16 | 0.55 | 0.36 | 3.63 | 0.00 | 0.16 | 0.55 |
| Ad relevance × Risk beliefs → Attitude towards PA | 0.28 | 3.85 | 0.00 | 0.15 | 0.43 | 0.28 | 3.93 | 0.00 | 0.16 | 0.43 |
| Ad relevance × AI beneficial → Attitude towards PA | 0.15 | 3.88 | 0.00 | 0.07 | 0.23 | 0.15 | 3.78 | 0.00 | 0.07 | 0.23 |
| Ad relevance → Attitude towards retailer | 0.52 | 5.12 | 0.00 | 0.30 | 0.71 | 0.72 | 9.00 | 0.00 | 0.55 | 0.87 |
| Risk beliefs → Attitude towards retailer | −0.03 | 0.54 | 0.59 | −0.12 | 0.07 | −0.17 | 3.26 | 0.00 | −0.27 | −0.07 |
| AI beneficial → Attitude towards retailer | −0.13 | 1.32 | 0.19 | −0.32 | 0.06 | 0.05 | 0.60 | 0.55 | −0.11 | 0.20 |
| Attitude towards PA → Attitude towards retailer | 0.49 | 4.16 | 0.00 | 0.27 | 0.73 | 0.49 | 4.26 | 0.00 | 0.27 | 0.71 |
| Ad relevance × AI → Attitude towards retailer | NA | NA | NA | NA | NA | 0.08 | 2.72 | 0.01 | 0.03 | 0.14 |
| Ad relevance × Risk → Attitude towards retailer | NA | NA | NA | NA | NA | 0.14 | 2.96 | 0.00 | 0.06 | 0.24 |
| Age → Attitude towards PA | 0.07 | 1.44 | 0.15 | −0.03 | 0.17 | 0.07 | 1.44 | 0.15 | −0.02 | 0.16 |
| Age → Attitude towards retailer | −0.10 | 2.11 | 0.04 | −0.18 | −0.01 | −0.06 | 1.42 | 0.16 | −0.15 | 0.02 |
| Gender → Attitude towards PA | 0.05 | 1.06 | 0.29 | −0.04 | 0.16 | 0.05 | 1.06 | 0.29 | −0.05 | 0.15 |
| Gender → Attitude towards retailer | −0.05 | 1.06 | 0.29 | −0.13 | 0.04 | −0.02 | 0.46 | 0.65 | −0.11 | 0.07 |
| Education → Attitude towards PA | 0.09 | 1.62 | 0.11 | −0.02 | 0.20 | 0.09 | 1.64 | 0.10 | −0.01 | 0.20 |
| Education → Attitude towards retailer | 0.05 | 0.88 | 0.38 | −0.06 | 0.16 | 0.09 | 1.58 | 0.11 | −0.02 | 0.21 |
| Online shopping frequency → Attitude towards PA | 0.12 | 2.47 | 0.01 | 0.03 | 0.21 | 0.12 | 2.45 | 0.01 | 0.02 | 0.21 |
| Online shopping frequency → Attitude towards retailer | −0.04 | 0.91 | 0.36 | −0.12 | 0.04 | 0.02 | 0.41 | 0.68 | −0.07 | 0.10 |
| Manipulation → Attitude towards PA | 0.03 | 0.57 | 0.57 | −0.07 | 0.12 | 0.03 | 0.58 | 0.57 | −0.07 | 0.12 |
| Manipulation → Attitude towards retailer | −0.05 | 1.10 | 0.27 | −0.13 | 0.04 | −0.03 | 0.76 | 0.45 | −0.13 | 0.05 |
| Path | Patch coefficient | Lower bound 95% CI | Upper bound 95% CI | Total effect | Lower bound 95% CI | Upper bound 95% CI | ||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Ad relevance → Attitude towards PA | ||||||||||
| Risk beliefs → Attitude towards PA | ||||||||||
| AI beneficial → Attitude towards PA | ||||||||||
| Ad relevance × Risk beliefs → Attitude towards PA | ||||||||||
| Ad relevance × AI beneficial → Attitude towards PA | ||||||||||
| Ad relevance → Attitude towards retailer | ||||||||||
| Risk beliefs → Attitude towards retailer | −0.03 | 0.54 | 0.59 | −0.12 | 0.07 | |||||
| AI beneficial → Attitude towards retailer | −0.13 | 1.32 | 0.19 | −0.32 | 0.06 | 0.05 | 0.60 | 0.55 | −0.11 | 0.20 |
| Attitude towards PA → Attitude towards retailer | ||||||||||
| Ad relevance × AI → Attitude towards retailer | NA | NA | NA | NA | NA | |||||
| Ad relevance × Risk → Attitude towards retailer | NA | NA | NA | NA | NA | |||||
| Age → Attitude towards PA | 0.07 | 1.44 | 0.15 | −0.03 | 0.17 | 0.07 | 1.44 | 0.15 | −0.02 | 0.16 |
| Age → Attitude towards retailer | −0.06 | 1.42 | 0.16 | −0.15 | 0.02 | |||||
| Gender → Attitude towards PA | 0.05 | 1.06 | 0.29 | −0.04 | 0.16 | 0.05 | 1.06 | 0.29 | −0.05 | 0.15 |
| Gender → Attitude towards retailer | −0.05 | 1.06 | 0.29 | −0.13 | 0.04 | −0.02 | 0.46 | 0.65 | −0.11 | 0.07 |
| Education → Attitude towards PA | 0.09 | 1.62 | 0.11 | −0.02 | 0.20 | 0.09 | 1.64 | 0.10 | −0.01 | 0.20 |
| Education → Attitude towards retailer | 0.05 | 0.88 | 0.38 | −0.06 | 0.16 | 0.09 | 1.58 | 0.11 | −0.02 | 0.21 |
| Online shopping frequency → Attitude towards PA | ||||||||||
| Online shopping frequency → Attitude towards retailer | −0.04 | 0.91 | 0.36 | −0.12 | 0.04 | 0.02 | 0.41 | 0.68 | −0.07 | 0.10 |
| Manipulation → Attitude towards PA | 0.03 | 0.57 | 0.57 | −0.07 | 0.12 | 0.03 | 0.58 | 0.57 | −0.07 | 0.12 |
| Manipulation → Attitude towards retailer | −0.05 | 1.10 | 0.27 | −0.13 | 0.04 | −0.03 | 0.76 | 0.45 | −0.13 | 0.05 |
Note(s): n = 189; PA = Programmatic Advertising; CI = Confidence Interval; NA = Not Applicable; Italicized paths are statistically significant at 0.05 significance level
CIs obtained through a complete, bias-corrected and accelerated bootstrap procedure with 5,000 samples
Dummy variables: Age (0 = Younger than 35; 1 = 35 and older), gender (0 = Female; 1 = Male), education (0 = Less than a Bachelor's degree; 1 = At least a Bachelor's degree), shopping frequency (0 = Shops online weekly; 1 = Does not shop online weekly) and manipulation (0 = PA without AI condition; 1 = PA with AI condition)
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