TABLE 1.
Multilevel regressions of automaticity on habit repetition, habit repetition squared, self-control and general study habit strength.
Automaticity |
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Parameter | Model 1 (H1a) | Model 2 (H1b) | Model 3 (H3a) | Model 4 (H3b-c) | ||||||||
Estimate | SE | 95% CI | Estimate | SE | 95% CI | Estimate | SE | 95% CI | Estimate | SE | 95% CI | |
Fixed effects | ||||||||||||
Intercept (b00) | 2.241*** | 0.192 | 1.860, 2.622 | 2.000*** | 0.194 | 1.615, 2.385 | 0.033 | 0.615 | −1.189, 1.254 | 0.103 | 0.586 | −1.060, 1.266 |
Level 1 | ||||||||||||
Habit repetition (b10) | 0.074*** | 0.008 | 0.058, 0.091 | 0.113*** | 0.009 | 0.095, 0.131 | 0.113*** | 0.009 | 0.095, 0.131 | 0.113*** | 0.009 | 0.095, 0.132 |
Habit repetition sq (b2) | −0.001*** | <0.001 | −0.0013, −0.0008 | −0.001*** | <0.001 | −0.0013, −0.0008 | −0.001*** | <0.001 | −0.0013, −0.0008 | |||
Level 2 | ||||||||||||
Self-control (b01) | 0.428*** | 0.128 | 0.174, 0.682 | 0.108 | 0.158 | −0.204, 0.421 | ||||||
General study habit strength (b02) | 0.345*** | 0.108 | 0.131, 0.559 | |||||||||
Random effects | ||||||||||||
Random intercept (VAR u0) | 3.192*** | 0.495 | 2.355, 4.326 | 3.216*** | 0.498 | 2.374, 4.358 | 2.843*** | 0.445 | 2.092, 3.682 | 2.591*** | 0.405 | 1.908, 3.521 |
Cov. rand. intercept, rand. slope (COV u0, u1) | −0.030* | 0.015 | −0.0593, −0.0004 | −0.031* | 0.015 | −0.0612, −0.0013 | −0.029* | 0.015 | −0.0583, −0.0005 | −0.030* | 0.014 | −0.0575, −0.0030 |
Random slope (VAR u1) | 0.004*** | <0.001 | 0.003, 0.006 | 0.004*** | <0.001 | 0.003, 0.007 | 0.004*** | <0.001 | 0.003, 0.007 | 0.004*** | <0.001 | 0.003, 0.007 |
All estimated coefficients are unstandardized. Variables as specified in the model equations are in parentheses. CI, confidence interval; Habit repetition sq, habit repetition squared; VAR, variance; COV, covariance; Cov. rand. intercept, rand slope, covariation of the random intercept and the random slope. *p < 0.05, ***p <0.001.