Table 2 Output of the moderated...

Table 2

Output of the moderated mediation analyses for the sustainability issue on either the dependent variable corporate reputation or legitimacy

	Response strategy	Issue phase	b	SE	p	95% BCa CI
Skepticism (R² = 0.02, F(5, 355) = 1.31, p = 0.260)
X1 → skepticism			−0.901	0.397	0.024	[−1.680, −0.122]
X2 → skepticism			0.756	0.402	0.061	[−0.035, 1.547]
Phase → skepticism			−0.252	0.177	0.154	[−0.600, 0.095]
X1 * Phase → skepticism			0.508	0.249	0.042	[0.020, 0.997]
X2 * Phase → skepticism			−0.394	0.250	0.115	[−0.886, 0.097]
Reputation (R² = 0.31, F(3, 357) = 54.31, p < 0.001)
Skepticism → reputation			−0.702	0.056	0.000	[−0.811, −0.592]
Direct effect	X1		0.125	0.131	0.342	[−0.133, 0.382]
Direct effect	X2		0.098	0.132	0.457	[−0.161, 0.357]
Indirect effect	X1	Pre-problem	0.275	0.136	–	[0.010, 0.553]
	X1	Peak	−0.081	0.114	–	[−0.307, 0.145]
	X2	Pre-problem	−0.254	0.122	–	[−0.501, −0.016]
	X2	Peak	0.023	0.120	–	[−0.212, 0.260]
Index moderated mediation	X1	Index −0.36, bootSE 0.18, −0.707, −0.009]
Index moderated mediation	X2	Index 0.28, bootSE 0.17, [−0.057, 0.635]
Legitimacy (R² = 0.22, F(3, 357) = 33.48, p < 0.001)
Skepticism → legitimacy			−0.611	0.062	0.000	[−0.732, −0.490]
Direct effect	X1		0.053	0.145	0.717	[−0.233, 0.338]
Direct effect	X2		0.165	0.146	0.258	[−0.122, 0.452]
Indirect effect	X1	Pre-problem	0.240	0.116	–	[0.010, 0.469]
	X1	Peak	−0.071	0.102	–	[−0.287, 0.114]
	X2	Pre-problem	−0.221	0.108	–	[−0.432, −0.007]
	X2	Peak	0.020	0.106	–	[−0.183, 0.230]
Index moderated mediation	X1	Index −0.31, bootSE 0.16, [−0.635, −0.011]
Index moderated mediation	X2	Index 0.24, bootSE 0.15, [−0.061, 0.535]

	Response strategy	Issue phase	b	SE	p	95% BCa CI
Skepticism (R² = 0.02, F(5, 355) = 1.31, p = 0.260)
X1 → skepticism			−0.901	0.397	0.024	[−1.680, −0.122]
X2 → skepticism			0.756	0.402	0.061	[−0.035, 1.547]
Phase → skepticism			−0.252	0.177	0.154	[−0.600, 0.095]
X1 * Phase → skepticism			0.508	0.249	0.042	[0.020, 0.997]
X2 * Phase → skepticism			−0.394	0.250	0.115	[−0.886, 0.097]
Reputation (R² = 0.31, F(3, 357) = 54.31, p < 0.001)
Skepticism → reputation			−0.702	0.056	0.000	[−0.811, −0.592]
Direct effect	X1		0.125	0.131	0.342	[−0.133, 0.382]
Direct effect	X2		0.098	0.132	0.457	[−0.161, 0.357]
Indirect effect	X1	Pre-problem	0.275	0.136	–	[0.010, 0.553]
	X1	Peak	−0.081	0.114	–	[−0.307, 0.145]
	X2	Pre-problem	−0.254	0.122	–	[−0.501, −0.016]
	X2	Peak	0.023	0.120	–	[−0.212, 0.260]
Index moderated mediation	X1	Index −0.36, bootSE 0.18, −0.707, −0.009]
Index moderated mediation	X2	Index 0.28, bootSE 0.17, [−0.057, 0.635]
Legitimacy (R² = 0.22, F(3, 357) = 33.48, p < 0.001)
Skepticism → legitimacy			−0.611	0.062	0.000	[−0.732, −0.490]
Direct effect	X1		0.053	0.145	0.717	[−0.233, 0.338]
Direct effect	X2		0.165	0.146	0.258	[−0.122, 0.452]
Indirect effect	X1	Pre-problem	0.240	0.116	–	[0.010, 0.469]
	X1	Peak	−0.071	0.102	–	[−0.287, 0.114]
	X2	Pre-problem	−0.221	0.108	–	[−0.432, −0.007]
	X2	Peak	0.020	0.106	–	[−0.183, 0.230]
Index moderated mediation	X1	Index −0.31, bootSE 0.16, [−0.635, −0.011]
Index moderated mediation	X2	Index 0.24, bootSE 0.15, [−0.061, 0.535]

Note(s): N = 361

X1 represents the comparison between the accommodative and defensive response strategy. X2 represents the comparison between the adaptive and accommodative response strategy

Source(s): Created by authors

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