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Table 8 Structural equation modeling hypothesis testing results

From: Female university students’ fertility intentions and their psychosocial factors

Assumptions

Path relationships between latent variables

Estimate

P

Results

H1

Perceptions of fertility supports

<—

Level of Feminist Identity

0.77

0.028

True

H2

Childbearing desires

<—

Level of Feminist Identity

-0.63

0.009

True

H3

Perceptions of fertility hindrances

<—

Level of Feminist Identity

0.82

0.017

True

H4

Childbearing intentions

<—

Perceptions of fertility supports

0.79

0.000

True

H5

Childbearing desires

<—

Perceptions of fertility hindrances

-0.50

0.034

True

H6

Childbearing intentions

<—

Childbearing desires

0.90

0.000

True