Table 8 Mediation effect model test...

Table 8

Mediation effect model test results

	H3a		H1		H3b
Explained variable	Community evaluation		Community evaluation		Community evaluation
Core explanatory variable	modulus	Standard error	modulus	Standard error	modulus	Standard error
Internet usage	0.0027*** (c)	0.0002	0.0168*** (a)	0.0001	0.0009*** (c’)	0.0001
Social capital					0.0914*** (b)	0.0005
R2	0.59		0.98		0.98
Sample size	6,384		6,384		6,384

	H3a		H1		H3b
Explained variable	Community evaluation		Community evaluation		Community evaluation
Core explanatory variable	modulus	Standard error	modulus	Standard error	modulus	Standard error
Internet usage	0.0027*** (c)	0.0002	0.0168*** (a)	0.0001	0.0009*** (c’)	0.0001
Social capital					0.0914*** (b)	0.0005
R2	0.59		0.98		0.98
Sample size	6,384		6,384		6,384

The core explanatory variables (community evaluation) of the above equations were significant, where a = 0.0168, b = 0.0914, c = 0.0027, and c’ = 0.0009.

Coefficient c was significant. Therefore, H3a was supported.

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