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Table 9 Hypothesis testing

From: Exploring the effects of health information seeking on e-satisfaction in online health communities: an empirical investigation

Hypothesis

Standard path coefficient

P-value

Result

H1. General information seeking has a positive impact on perceived benefits

0.667

***

Support

H2. Specific information seeking has a positive impact on perceived benefits

0.519

***

Support

H3. General information seeking has a positive impact on perceived costs

0.284

***

Support

H4. Specific information seeking has a positive impact on perceived costs

0.356

***

Support

H5. Perceived benefits have a positive impact on e-satisfaction

0.534

***

Support

H6. Perceived costs have a negative impact on e-satisfaction

− 0.225

***

Support

  1. ***p-value < 0.001