Structural model results
| Two-group model | ||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| All (n=425) | Austria (n=247) | Thailand (n=178) | ||||
| Path | β | t-value | β | t-value | β | t-value |
| H1a: global identity → hedonic motivation | 0.28 | 3.803** | 0.17 | 2.130* | 0.54 | 3.281** |
| H1b: local identity → hedonic motivation | 0.15 | 2.007* | 0.28 | 3.379** | −0.03 | −0.197 |
| H2: hedonic motivation → SNS value | 0.23 | 4.233** | 0.15 | 2.235* | 0.20 | 2.150* |
| H3: SNS value → usage | 0.18 | 3.972** | 0.17 | 2.756* | 0.13 | 1.701* |
| Control variables | ||||||
| Ethnocentrism | −0.11 | −2.297* | −0.03 | −0.466 | −0.18 | −2.501* |
| No. of friends | 0.31 | 6.872** | 0.28 | 4.545** | 0.25 | 3.483** |
| SNS type | 0.06 | 1.228 | −0.03 | −0.420 | −0.01 | −0.096 |
| Goodness of fit | ||||||
| χ2 | 326.4 | 584.2 | ||||
| df | 128 | 256 | ||||
| CFI | 0.94 | 0.91 | ||||
| RMSEA | 0.060 | 0.055 | ||||
| Two-group model | ||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| All ( | Austria ( | Thailand ( | ||||
| Path | ||||||
| 0.28 | 3.803** | 0.17 | 2.130* | 0.54 | 3.281** | |
| 0.15 | 2.007* | 0.28 | 3.379** | −0.03 | −0.197 | |
| 0.23 | 4.233** | 0.15 | 2.235* | 0.20 | 2.150* | |
| 0.18 | 3.972** | 0.17 | 2.756* | 0.13 | 1.701* | |
| Ethnocentrism | −0.11 | −2.297* | −0.03 | −0.466 | −0.18 | −2.501* |
| No. of friends | 0.31 | 6.872** | 0.28 | 4.545** | 0.25 | 3.483** |
| SNS type | 0.06 | 1.228 | −0.03 | −0.420 | −0.01 | −0.096 |
| 326.4 | 584.2 | |||||
| df | 128 | 256 | ||||
| CFI | 0.94 | 0.91 | ||||
| RMSEA | 0.060 | 0.055 | ||||
Notes: CFI, comparative fit index; RMSEA, root mean square error of approximation. Standardized βs. *p<0.05; **p<0.01
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