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Table 4 The results of path analysis for investigating the mediating role of AIDS risk perception

From: Controlling risky behavior associated with AIDS: the role of social support, family functioning, self-efficacy and AIDS risk perception

Ā 

Direct

Indirect

B

Ī²

p

B

Ī²

p

Family function ā†’ Risk perception

āˆ’ā€‰0.90

āˆ’ā€‰0.27

0.001

Ā Ā Ā 

Social support ā†’ Risk perception

0.25

0.07

0.25

Ā Ā Ā 

Risk perception ā†’ Behavior controlling

0.07

0.47

0.001

Ā Ā Ā 

Family function ā†’ Behavior controlling

āˆ’ā€‰0.08

āˆ’ā€‰0.17

0.009

āˆ’ā€‰0.06

āˆ’ā€‰0.13

0.001

Social support ā†’ Behavior controlling

0.07

0.13

0.04

0.022

0.03

0.282

  1. B, regression weights; Ī², standardized regression weights