Table 9.
Mediating effect of Hedonic Motivation.
| PU-CNT (Direct) c' | PU-HED Indirect a | HED-CNT Indirect b | VAF ab/(ab + c') | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Canada | All | 0.377 | 0.483 | 0.426 | 35% |
| Age | 19 to 26 | 0.271 | 0.487 | 0.574 | 51% |
| 27 to 44 | 0.442 | 0.576 | 0.385 | 33% | |
| 45 to 56 | 0.318 | 0.451 | 0.339 | 32% | |
| 57 plus | 0.51 | 0.516 | 0.364 | 27% | |
| Gender | Male | 0.408 | 0.431 | 0.355 | 27% |
| Female | 0.354 | 0.533 | 0.494 | 43% | |
| Online exp. | Very little | 0.298 | 0.581 | 0.464 | 48% |
| Moderate | 0.563 | 0.405 | 0.252 | 15% | |
| Experienced |
0.427 |
0.456 |
0.39 |
29% |
|
| USA | All | 0.525 | 0.421 | 0.299 | 19% |
| Age | 19 to 26 | 0.577 | 0.524 | 0.277 | 20% |
| 27 to 44 | 0.465 | 0.386 | 0.37 | 24% | |
| 45 to 56 | 0.368 | 0.48 | 0.38 | 33% | |
| 57 plus | 0.689 | 0.433 | 0.147 | 8% | |
| Gender | Male | 0.592 | 0.353 | 0.252 | 13% |
| Female | 0.438 | 0.487 | 0.368 | 29% | |
| Online exp. | Very little | 0.498 | 0.459 | 0.358 | 25% |
| Moderate | 0.595 | 0.359 | 0.154 | 8% | |
| Experienced |
0.507 |
0.388 |
0.272 |
17% |
|
| Germany | All | 0.358 | 0.591 | 0.437 | 42% |
| Age | 19 to 26 | 0.368 | 0.654 | 0.391 | 41% |
| 27 to 44 | 0.478 | 0.452 | 0.344 | 25% | |
| 45 to 56 | 0.319 | 0.656 | 0.496 | 50% | |
| 57 plus | 0.335 | 0.711 | 0.439 | 48% | |
| Gender | Male | 0.379 | 0.599 | 0.397 | 39% |
| Female | 0.344 | 0.584 | 0.47 | 44% | |
| Online exp. | Very little | 0.199 | 0.601 | 0.535 | 62% |
| Moderate | 0.413 | 0.584 | 0.364 | 34% | |
| Experienced | 0.537 | 0.564 | 0.28 | 23% |
Note: PU=Perceived Usefulness; CNT=Continuance Intention; HED=Hedonic Motivation; VAF=Variance Accounted For.