Multigroup analysis – countries
| Path | Standardized path estimates (Unconstrained model) | Significance of difference between path estimates under constraint | |||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Sweden (n=309) | UK (n=306) | India (n=306) | Change in χ2 | p | |
| H1a RAS→PTS | 0.070ns | 0.150ns | 0.175ns | 0.235 | 0.889 |
| H1b RAS→NFU | 0.910** | 0.918** | 0.863** | 9.179 | 0.010 |
| H1c RAS→OL | 0.550** | 0.456** | 0.334** | 16.159 | 0.001 |
| H2 NFU→PTS | 0.302* | 0.393* | 0.129ns | 1.002 | 0.606 |
| H3 OL→PTS | 0.316** | 0.001ns | 0.280* | 2.721 | 0.257 |
| TE→PTS | −0.046ns | 0.194* | 0.073ns | 3.454 | 0.178 |
| TE→OL | 0.418** | 0.522** | 0.616** | 2.160 | 0.340 |
| RAS↔TE | 0.386** | 0.731** | 0.663** | 11.997 | 0.002 |
| Model fit indexes | |||||
| χ2/df (p) | 2.630 (0.000) | 2.726 (0.000) | 2.218 (0.000) | ||
| CFI | 0.944 | 0.953 | 0.954 | ||
| RMSEA | 0.073 | 0.075 | 0.063 | ||
| Squared multiple correlations | |||||
| Propensity to share | 0.362 | 0.469 | 0.351 | ||
| Need for uniqueness | 0.827 | 0.843 | 0.745 | ||
| Opinion leadership | 0.654 | 0.828 | 0.764 | ||
| Path | Standardized path estimates (Unconstrained model) | Significance of difference between path estimates under constraint | |||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Sweden ( | UK ( | India ( | Change in | ||
| 0.070ns | 0.150ns | 0.175ns | 0.235 | 0.889 | |
| H1b RAS→NFU | 0.910** | 0.918** | 0.863** | 9.179 | 0.010 |
| 0.550** | 0.456** | 0.334** | 16.159 | 0.001 | |
| 0.302* | 0.393* | 0.129ns | 1.002 | 0.606 | |
| 0.316** | 0.001ns | 0.280* | 2.721 | 0.257 | |
| TE→PTS | −0.046ns | 0.194* | 0.073ns | 3.454 | 0.178 |
| TE→OL | 0.418** | 0.522** | 0.616** | 2.160 | 0.340 |
| RAS↔TE | 0.386** | 0.731** | 0.663** | 11.997 | 0.002 |
| 2.630 (0.000) | 2.726 (0.000) | 2.218 (0.000) | |||
| CFI | 0.944 | 0.953 | 0.954 | ||
| RMSEA | 0.073 | 0.075 | 0.063 | ||
| Propensity to share | 0.362 | 0.469 | 0.351 | ||
| Need for uniqueness | 0.827 | 0.843 | 0.745 | ||
| Opinion leadership | 0.654 | 0.828 | 0.764 | ||
Notes: *p<0.05; **p<0.01 (one-tailed); nsp>0.05