Table 4.

Results of path analysis for Study 2

Structural paths	β	SE	Z	p
Effects of age on basic human values
Age → Conservation	0.23	0.005	45.34	***
Age → Self-transcendence	0.16	0.005	29.50	***
Age → Openness to change	− 0.21	0.005	− 44.42	***
Age → Self-enhancement	− 0.23	0.002	− 113.11	***
Effects of generations on basic human values
Generation → Conservation	0.03	0.005	6.36	***
Generation → Self-transcendence	0.15	0.005	27.55	***
Generation → Openness to change	0.10	0.005	21.83	***
Effects of basic human values on religiosity
Conservation → Religiosity	0.27	0.002	111.57	***
Self-transcendence → Religiosity	0.01	0.002	3.81	***
Openness to change → Religiosity	− 0.14	0.002	− 56.32	***
Self-enhancement → Religiosity	0.03	0.002	10.47	***
Total effect on religiosity
Age → Religiosity	0.13	0.005	23.55	***
Generation → Religiosity	− 0.08	0.005	− 15.02	***
Direct effect on religiosity
Age → Religiosity	0.04	0.005	7.53	***
Generation → Religiosity	− 0.08	0.005	− 14.77	***
Relative indirect effects of age on religiosity
Age → Conservation → Religiosity	0.06	0.001	42.01	***
Age → Self-transcendence → Religiosity	0.001	0.0004	3.80	***
Age → Openness to change → Religiosity	0.03	0.001	34.88	***
Age → Self-enhancement → Religiosity	− 0.01	0.001	− 10.40	***
Relative indirect effects of generation on religiosity
Generation → Conservation → Religiosity	0.01	0.001	6.35	***
Generation → Self-transcendence → Religiosity	0.001	0.0004	3.79	***
Generation → Openness to change → Religiosity	− 0.01	0.001	− 20.35	***

Generations coded based on year of birth

***p < .001