Multigroup analysis – generations
| Path | Standardized path estimates (unconstrained model) | Significance of difference between path estimates under constraint | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Generation Z (n=382) | Millennials (n=539) | Change in χ2 | p | |
| H1a RAS→PTS | 0.103ns | 0.292ns | 0.677 | 0.411 |
| H1b RAS→NFU | 0.861** | 0.944** | 0.665 | 0.415 |
| H1c RAS→OL | 0.572** | 0.508** | 0.818 | 0.366 |
| H2 NFU→PTS | 0.372** | 0.136ns | 0.723 | 0.395 |
| H3 OL→PTS | 0.233** | 0.257** | 0.154 | 0.694 |
| H4a TE→PTS | -0.026ns | 0.082ns | 1.060 | 0.303 |
| H4b TE→OL | 0.358** | 0.494** | 7.766 | 0.005 |
| RAS↔TE | 0.507** | 0.684** | 5.178 | 0.023 |
| Model fit indexes (Unconstrained) | ||||
| χ2/df (p) | 2.058 | 3.638 | ||
| CFI | 0.968 | 0.961 | ||
| RMSEA | 0.053 | 0.070 | ||
| Squared multiple correlations | ||||
| Propensity to share | 0.400 | 0.515 | ||
| Need for uniqueness | 0.740 | 0.891 | ||
| Opinion leadership | 0.663 | 0.846 | ||
| Path | Standardized path estimates (unconstrained model) | Significance of difference between path estimates under constraint | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Generation Z ( | Millennials ( | Change in | ||
| 0.103ns | 0.292ns | 0.677 | 0.411 | |
| H1b RAS→NFU | 0.861** | 0.944** | 0.665 | 0.415 |
| 0.572** | 0.508** | 0.818 | 0.366 | |
| 0.372** | 0.136ns | 0.723 | 0.395 | |
| 0.233** | 0.257** | 0.154 | 0.694 | |
| -0.026ns | 0.082ns | 1.060 | 0.303 | |
| 0.358** | 0.494** | 7.766 | 0.005 | |
| RAS↔TE | 0.507** | 0.684** | 5.178 | 0.023 |
| 2.058 | 3.638 | |||
| CFI | 0.968 | 0.961 | ||
| RMSEA | 0.053 | 0.070 | ||
| Propensity to share | 0.400 | 0.515 | ||
| Need for uniqueness | 0.740 | 0.891 | ||
| Opinion leadership | 0.663 | 0.846 | ||
Notes: *p<0.05; **p<0.01 (one-tailed); nsp>0.05