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. 2023 Feb 27;14:945487. doi: 10.3389/fpsyg.2023.945487

Table 4.

Testing of structural relationships and control variables in the TPAM and VAM.

Time perspective activation model (TPAM) Value activation model (VAM)
Paths Standardized coefficients t-values Paths Standardized coefficients t-values
Direct effects
HV → future 0.21 4.14*** Future → HVs 0.19 4.24***
0.22 4.95*** 0.17 3.65***
HV → present 0.39 7.17*** Present → HVs 0.37 7.41***
0.56 11.28*** 0.51 10.17***
BV → future 0.24 5.04*** Future → BVs 0.27 6.12***
0.47 10.89*** 0.55 11.76***
BV → present 0.09 1.92ns Present → BVs 0.18 3.88***
0.07 1.63ns 0.04 0.95ns
HV → WTP −0.35 −6.36*** −0.35 −6.36***
−0.29 −4.76*** −0.29 −4.76***
BV → WTP 0.37 7.49*** 0.37 7.49***
0.39 7.00*** 0.39 7.00***
Future → WTP 0.09 1.92ns 0.09 1.92ns
0.02 0.34ns 0.02 0.34ns
Present → WTP 0.08 1.61ns 0.08 1.61ns
−0.02 −0.04ns −0.02 −0.41ns
Indirect effects
HVs → future → WTP 0.021/0.002 (0.011/0.012)a 1.91ns Future → HVs → WTP −0.066/−0.049 (0.018/0.020)a −3.69***
0.17ns 2.45**
HVs → present→ WTP 0.039/−0.010 (0.022/0.034)a 1.77ns Present → HVs → WTP −0.129/−0.148 (0.028/0.033)a 4.63***
−0.29ns 4.48***
BVs → future → WTP 0.022/0.005 1.83ns Future → BVs → WTP 0.099/0.215 (0.017/0.036)a 5.88***
(0.012/0.025)a 0.20ns 5.96***
BVs → present → WTP 0.009/−0.001 (0.007/0.005)a 1.29ns Present → BVs → WTP 0.067/0.017 (0.018/0.018)a 3.70***
−0.20ns 0.87ns
Controlled variables
Age → WTP −0.22 −5.41*** −0.22 −5.41***
−0.22 −5.40*** −0.22 −5.39***
Gender → WTP −0.06 −1.53ns −0.06 −1.53ns
−0.06 −1.49ns −0.06 −1.49ns
Marital status → WTP 0.02 0.63ns 0.02 0.63ns
0.03 0.73ns 0.03 0.74ns
Education → WTP 0.11 2.85** 0.11 2.85**
0.11 2.89** 0.11 2.88**
Weight → WTP −0.03 −0.66ns −0.03 −0.66ns
−0.03 −0.65ns −0.03 −0.63ns
Fit indices
Chi-squared (df) 579.82 (216)/446.82 (176) 579.82 (216)/446.82 (176)
GFI 0.924/0.035 0.924/0.935
CFI 0.948/0.962 0.948/0.962
RMSEA 0.052/0.049 0.052/0.049
AIC 699.823/556.818 699.823/556.812
R2 (WTP) 21.7%/20.4% 21.7%/20.4%
a

The standardized errors of indirect effects were estimated using bootstrapping.

HVs, hedonic values; BVs, biospheric values; WTP, willingness to pay. The results for the Temporal Importance Scale are in bold. nsp > 0.05; *p < 0.05; **p < 0.01; ***p < 0.001.