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. 2025 Jan 23;15:2991. doi: 10.1038/s41598-025-86252-z

Table 5.

Direct, indirect and total effects in the model, results of hypotheses testing.

Hypothesized relationship Standardized direct effects, p value Standardized indirect effects, standard error (SE), confidence interval (CI) Standardized total effects, p value Confirmation of expectation
H1/a ATT  →  IRFW 0.468*** 0.131 (SE = 0.011; CI = 0.110–0.153) 0.599*** Supported
H1/b  →  FWB 0.226*** -0.394 (SE = 0.022; CI = -0.438–0.350) -0.168*** Supported
H2/a SN  →  IRFW -0.032 (SE = 0.009; CI = -0.050–0.014) -0.032*** Not
H2/b  →  FWB 0.017*** -0.017 (SE = 0.005; CI = -0.028–0.007) Not
H3/a PBC  →  IRFW -0.539*** -0.539*** Supported
H3/b  →  FWB -0.824*** 0.535 (SE = 0.029; CI = 0.479–0.590) -0.289*** Not
H4 IRFW  →  FWB -0.992*** -0.992*** Supported
H5/a HC  →  IRFW -0.170*** 0.139 (SE = 0.011; CI = 0.119–0.164 ) -0.030 n.s Not
H5/b  →  FWB -0.556*** 0.243 (SE = 0.019; CI = 0.205–0.280) -0.313*** Supported
H6/a EC  →  IRFW -0.215*** 0.314 (SE = 0.020; CI = 0.274–0.355) 0.098*** Supported
H6/b  →  FWB -0.565*** 0.263 (SE = 0.021; CI = 0.221–0.303) -0.302*** Supported
H7/a PC  →  IRFW 0.107. (SE = 0.017; CI = 0.075–0.142) 0.107*** Supported
H7/b  →  FWB -0.177*** 0.009 (SE = 0.007; CI = -0.004–0.142) -0.168*** Supported
H8/a PR  →  IRFW 0.069*** 0.225 (SE = 0.017; CI = 0.193–0.260) 0.295*** Supported
H8/b  →  FWB -0.232*** -0.034 (SE = 0.018; CI = -0.069–0.003) -0.266*** Supported
H9/a EM  →  IRFW -0.119*** 0.294 (SE = 0.019; CI = 0.258–0.333) 0.175*** Supported
H9/b  →  FWB -0.290*** 0.133 (SE = 0.019; CI = 0.096–0.171) -0.157*** Supported
H10/a CH  →  IRFW -0.178*** -0.029 (SE = 0.017; CI = -0.062–0.006) -0.207*** Supported
H10/b  →  FWB -0.036*** 0.214 (SE = 0.019; CI = 0.178.-0.251) 0.178*** Supported
H11/a UE  →  IRFW -0.196*** 0.049 (SE = 0.011; CI = 0.028–0.070) -0.147*** Supported
H11/b  →  FWB -0.213*** 0.221 (SE = 0.018; CI = 0.187–0.258) 0.008 n.s. Not
H12/a BO  →  IRFW -0.181*** 0.126 (SE = 0.010; CI = 0.106–0.147) -0.055*** Supported
H12/b  →  FWB -0.354*** 0.247 (SE = 0.018; CI = 0.212–0.282) -0.107*** Not

ATT: attitude SN: subjective norms, PBC: perceived behavioral control, IRFW: intention to reduce food waste, FWB: behavior of food waste, HC: health consciousness, EC: environmental consciousness, PC: price consciousness, PR: planning routines, EM: ecological motives, CH: celebrations and holidays, UE: unplanned events, BO: blaming others for food waste. ***p < 0.001, n.s.: not significant. Model fit: χ2 = 15.018, df = 6, p = 0.020, CMIN/DF = 2.503, GFI = 0.999, TLI = 0.993, CFI = 0.999, NFI = 0.999, RMSEA = 0.030, PClose = 0.955, SRMR = 0.009. Standardized estimates, confidence intervals, p values, model fit indices are the results of SEM AMOS processing.