Table 4.
Results of the cross-sectional test for mediation predicting Work Rate (Watts) (N = 142).
| 5000 sample bootstrapping |
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| Variable | b (SE) | t Score | p-Value | b (SE) | 95% BCa CI |
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Step One (pathway a); Dependent Variable = Intrinsic Motivation | |||||
| Constant | 0.03 (0.32) | 0.09 | 0.92 | ||
| Gender | –0.02 (0.20) | –0.14 | 0.88 | ||
| VO2 L/min | 0.79 (0.32) | 2.43 | 0.01 | ||
| FS | 0.25 (0.05) | 4.60 | 0.0000 | ||
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Step Two (paths b and c′); Dependent Variable = Time One work rate | |||||
| Constant | 3.16 (3.16) | 0.99 | 0.31 | ||
| Gender | –2.20 (1.99) | –1.10 | 0.27 | ||
| VO2 L/min | 18.36 (3.23) | 5.67 | 0.0000 | ||
| FS | 1.12 (0.56) | 1.97 | 0.05 | ||
| IM | 1.49 (0.82) | 1.79 | 0.07 | ||
| Indirect effect | 0.05 (0.03) | [0.000, 0.143] | |||
VO2 L/min, cardiorespiratory fitness; FS, affective response to exercise; IM, intrinsic motivation.