Table 5.
Results of the prospective test for mediation predicting Work Rate (Watts) 5 months later (N = 134).
| 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 | –0.02 (0.33) | –0.06 | 0.94 | ||
| Gender | 0.00 (0.21) | 0.03 | 0.97 | ||
| VO2 L/min | 0.78 (0.34) | 2.29 | 0.02 | ||
| VO2 L/min change | 0.54 (0.44) | 1.20 | 0.22 | ||
| FS | 0.26 (0.05) | 4.64 | 0.0000 | ||
|
Step Two (paths b and c′); Dependent Variable = Time Two work rate | |||||
| Constant | 4.95 (3.30) | 1.49 | 0.13 | ||
| Gender | –3.40 (2.10) | –1.62 | 0.10 | ||
| VO2 L/min | 13.27 (3.50) | 3.78 | 0.0002 | ||
| VO2 L/min change | 9.30 (4.50) | 2.06 | 0.04 | ||
| FS | 0.80 (0.62) | 1.29 | 0.19 | ||
| IM | 1.85 (0.88) | 2.10 | 0.03 | ||
| Indirect effect | 0.07 (0.04) | [0.008, 0.173] | |||
VO2 L/min, cardiorespiratory fitness; FS, affective response to exercise; IM, intrinsic motivation.