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Table 5 Multigroup analysis statistical tests

From: Social distancing intentions to reduce the spread of COVID-19: The extended theory of planned behavior

Construct

H1

H2

H3

H4

H5

H6

H7

H8

H9

H10

Sex

 Male (N = 439)

0.021

0.226**

0.310*

0.263*

0.320*

0.263*

0.103

0.100

0.052

0.046

 Female (N = 384)

−0.034

0.299*

0.153**

0.154**

0.227**

0.161**

0.127**

0.082

0.123**

−0.011

 Diff.

0.055

−0.073

0.157

0.110

0.093

0.102

−0.024

0.018

−0.071

0.567

vPLS-MGAp-value

0.635

0.505

0.085

0.215

0.296

0.195

0.737

0.806

0.317

0.527

Ages

 Elder/>  46 (N = 281)

−0.013

0.281**

0.357*

0.191**

0.230**

0.104

0.117

0.036

0.088

0.655

 Younger/<  45 (N = 542)

−0.002

0.263*

0.176*

0.221*

0.308*

0.283*

0.127**

0.111**

0.063

−0.121

 Diff.

−0.010

0.018

0.181

−0.029

−0.077

− 0.178

−0.009

− 0.074

0.025

0.077

 PLS-MGA p-value

0.949

0.872

0.056

0.724

0.375

0.020

0.995

0.459

0.668

0.390

Residential areas

 Urban (N = 529)

−0.033

0.262*

0.240*

0.164**

0.215*

0.177**

0.059

0.084

0.082

0.060

 Rural (N = 294)

0.043

0.282**

0.229**

0.299*

0.404*

0.305*

0.234**

0.066

0.043

−0.087

 Diff.

−0.076

−0.019

0.010

−0.136

− 0.188

−0.127

− 0.174

0.017

0.038

0.147

 PLS-MGAp-value

0.623

0.858

0.909

0.135

0.028

0.108

0.014

0.819

0.562

0.082

  1. H1…H10: Hypotheses refer (same as) to the structural model of the extended TPB
  2. * and **: Path coefficient each sub-group with significance level, * p < 0.001, ** p < 0.05
  3. Diff: Path Coefficient Differences between sub-group in the PLS-MGA.
  4. Bold font: PLS-MGA p-value below 5% and above 95% indicate a significant difference.