Table 3

Direct and indirect effects (IEs) of the intervention on intentions via four sequential mediators

PathEffectSE95% CI
Total effect −0.2768 0.0540 −0.3828 −0.1708
Direct effect−0.01920.0501−0.11750.0791
Total IE −0.2576 0.0449 −0.3488 −0.1734
Specific IEs
1. Knowledge −0.0731 0.0267 −0.1281 −0.0230
 2. Knowledge, worry−0.00100.0017−0.00730.0007
3. Knowledge, attitudes −0.0700 0.0171 −0.1071 −0.0396
4. Knowledge, anticipated regret −0.0201 0.0072 −0.0375 −0.0088
 5. Knowledge, worry, attitudes−0.00010.0007−0.00230.0011
 6. Knowledge, worry, anticipated regret−0.00040.0005−0.00210.0002
7. Knowledge, attitudes, anticipated regret −0.0121 0.0040 −0.0220 −0.0059
 8. Knowledge, worry, attitudes, anticipated regret−0.00000.0001−0.00040.0021
 9. Worry−0.00470.0050−0.01910.0021
 10. Worry, attitudes−0.00030.0027−0.00630.0046
11. Worry, anticipated regret −0.0020 0.0014 −0.0063 −0.0003
 12. Worry, attitudes, anticipated regret−0.00010.0005−0.00120.0008
13. Attitudes −0.0618 0.0285 −0.1178 −0.0065
14. Attitudes, anticipated regret −0.0106 0.0056 −0.0241 −0.0016
 15. Anticipated regret−0.00120.0104−0.02160.0200
  • N=811; 50 000 bootstrap samples; bias-corrected CIs. The sequential mediators are: overdetection knowledge, breast cancer worry, attitudes, anticipated regret. Bold effects are significant (p<0.05).