Exploring the factors influencing the adoption of artificial intelligence technology by university teachers: the mediating role of confidence and AI readiness

Table 5 Hierarchical regression analysis of chain mediation effects

Outcome variable	Predictor variable	R	R²	F	β	SE	t
CON	SN	0.5324	0.2835	194.6459***	0.5417	0.0388	13.9516***
AIRE	SN	0.5204	0.2708	91.1847***	0.3339	0.0448	7.4534***
AIRE	CON	0.5204	0.2708	91.1847***	0.2450	0.0440	5.5640***
BI	SN	0.7014	0.4920	158.1767***	0.3385	0.0390	8.6895***
	CON				0.2545	0.0374	6.8011***
	AIRE				0.2439	0.0372	6.5574***

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