Table 2.

Structural equation model result for images (N = 164).

Response variable	Predictor variable	Estimate	SE	z	p
beauty	empathy	0.27	0.03	8.43	< 0.001	***
beauty	perceived happiness	0.58	0.04	15.72	< 0.001	***
beauty	perceived sadness	0.12	0.04	3.12	0.002	**
beauty	felt happiness	−0.06	0.02	−3.52	< 0.001	***
beauty	felt sadness	−0.03	0.01	−2.69	0.007	**
beauty	stimulus duration	0.01	0.00	2.20	0.028	*
beauty	empathy * perceived happiness	−0.01	0.01	−0.92	0.355
beauty	empathy * perceived sadness	0.01	0.02	0.55	0.584
beauty	empathy * felt happiness	0.06	0.01	5.05	< 0.001	***
beauty	empathy * felt sadness	0.06	0.02	2.83	0.005	**
perceived happiness	empathy	0.26	0.06	4.33	< 0.001	***
perceived sadness	empathy	0.10	0.07	1.51	0.132
felt happiness	empathy	0.19	0.01	23.58	< 0.001	***
felt sadness	empathy	0.15	0.02	8.63	< 0.001	***

The model explains 43% of image beauty variance. Bold values indicate statistical significance. Interaction factors are highlighted in gray.

^*p < 0.05

^**p < 0.01

^***p < 0.001.