Table 4.
The results of the test of hypotheses
| H | Path | Coef. | t-test, sig | R2 | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| H1 | Disconfirmation | ➔ | Cognitive Dissonance | 0.182 | (3.308***) | CD = 0.03 |
| H2a | Cognitive Dissonance | ➔ | Anger | 0.462 | (7.735***) | Anger = 0.21 |
| H2b | Cognitive Dissonance | ➔ | Guilt | 0.308 | (5.363***) | Guilt = 0.09 |
| H2c | Cognitive Dissonance | ➔ | Regret | 0.641 | (11.604***) | Regret = 0.41 |
| H3a | Anger | ➔ | Attitude Change | −0.193 | (−3.527***) | Attitude Ch = 0.34 |
| H3b | Anger | ➔ | Consonant Info. Seek | 0.053 | (0.804 ns) | Cons Info. Seek = 0.11 |
| H3c | Anger | ➔ | Behaviour Change | 0.104 | (2.007*) | Behaviour Ch = 0.42 |
| H4a | Guilt | ➔ | Attitude Change | 0.296 | (5.242***) | Satisfaction = 0.50 |
| H4b | Guilt | ➔ | Consonant Info. Seek | 0.313 | (4.565***) | Wellbeing = 0.69 |
| H4c | Guilt | ➔ | Behaviour Change | 0.100 | (1.884 ns) | |
| H5a | Regret | ➔ | Attitude Change | −0.483 | (−8.118***) | |
| H5b | Regret | ➔ | Consonant Info. Seek | 0.003 | (0.039 ns) | |
| H5c | Regret | ➔ | Behaviour Change | 0.583 | (9.914***) | |
| H6a | Attitude Change | ➔ | Wellbeing | 0.138 | (2.672**) | |
| H6b | Attitude Change | ➔ | Satisfaction | 0.517 | (10.15***) | |
| H7a | Consonant Info. Seek | ➔ | Wellbeing | 0.153 | (3.549***) | |
| H7b | Consonant Info. Seek | ➔ | Satisfaction | 0.096 | (2.039*) | |
| H8a | Behaviour Change | ➔ | Wellbeing | −0.075 | (−1.633 ns) | |
| H8b | Behaviour Change | ➔ | Satisfaction | −0.344 | (−7.078***) | |
| H9 | Satisfaction | ➔ | Wellbeing | 0.673 | (11.163***) |