Table 1 Mediation analysis

Path b SE t 95% CI
Low High
Total effect
Perceived personalization of AI chatbot services → Customer citizenship behavior 0.671*** 0.060 11.183 0.553 0.789
Indirect effect
Perceived personalization of AI chatbot services → Perceived empathy → Customer citizenship behavior 0.273*** 0.047 - 0.186 0.371
Direct effect
Perceived personalization of AI chatbot services → Customer citizenship behavior 0.398*** 0.059 6.751 0.282 0.514
p<0.05,
p<0.01,
p<0.001.