Research Article
The Impact of Information and Communication Technologies (ICTs) on Health Outcomes: A Mediating Effect Analysis Based on Cross-National Panel Data
Table 7
Mediated effect result overview.
| Dependent variables | Under-five mortality rate | Adolescent fertility rate | Mediating variables | ICT social impact | ICT social impact | Independent variables | ICT environment | ICT usage | ICT environment | ICT usage |
| Sobel Z | −1.801 | −1.855 | −1.654 | −1.695 | Sobel value | 0.07163448 | 0.06357 | 0.09814432 | 0.09001181 | Goodman-1 Z | −1.769 | −1.834 | −1.624 | −1.676 | Goodman-1 value | 0.07687708 | 0.06662993 | 0.10447248 | 0.09375428 | Goodman-2 Z | −1.836 | −1.877 | −1.686 | −1.715 | Goodman-2 value | 0.06641567 | 0.06052563 | 0.09178463 | 0.08626387 | Proportion of total effect that is mediated | 0.09574541 | 0.0518865 | 0.09248442 | 0.07066528 |
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