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Table 5 The results of path analysis for investigating the mediating role of self-efficacy in controlling risky behavior

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†’ Self-efficacy

āˆ’ā€‰0.56

āˆ’ā€‰0.10

0.08

Ā Ā Ā 

Social support ā†’ Self-efficacy

1.55

0.25

0.001

Ā Ā Ā 

Self-efficacy ā†’ Behavior controlling

0.05

0.58

0.001

Ā Ā Ā 

Family function ā†’ Behavior controlling

āˆ’ā€‰0.12

āˆ’ā€‰0.24

0.001

āˆ’ā€‰0.02

āˆ’ā€‰0.06

0.091

Social support ā†’ Behavior controlling

0.02

0.03

0.591

0.08

0.14

0.001