Structural model estimates
| Path relationships | Model A “engagement-and-use” | Model B “use-to-engagement” | Model C “engagement-to-use” | |||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Standardised coefficients | Hypotheses test | Standardised coefficients | Hypotheses test | Standardised coefficients | Hypotheses test | |
| H1: Information → Engagement | Β15A = 0.029ns | Not Supported | – | – | Β15C = 0.021ns | Not supported |
| H2: Social interaction → Engagement | ß25A = 0.172** | Supported | – | – | ß25C = 0.168** | Supported |
| H3: Entertainment → Engagement | ß35A = 0.350** | Supported | – | – | ß35C = 0.406** | Supported |
| H4: Type of content → Engagement | ß45A = 0.109** | Supported | – | – | ß45C = 0.104** | Supported |
| H5: Information → Use | Β16A = 0.189** | Supported | Β16B = 0.145** | Supported | – | – |
| H6: Social interaction → Use | ß26A = 0.019ns | Not Supported | ß26B = 0.045ns | Not Supported | – | – |
| H7: Entertainment → Use | ß36A = 0.365** | Supported | ß36B = 0.490** | Supported | – | – |
| H8: Type of content → Use | ß46A = 0.026ns | Not Supported | ß46B = 0.016ns | Not Supported | – | – |
| H9: Engagement → Use | Β56A = 0.280** | Supported | – | – | β56C = 0.493** | Supported |
| H10: Use → Engagement | – | – | β56B = 0.458** | Supported | – | – |
| R2 (use) = 0.450 R2 (engagement) = 0.273 | R2 (use) = 0.474 R2 (engagement) = 0.270 | R2 (use) = 0.336 R2 (engagement) = 0.243 | ||||
| Path relationships | Model A | Model B | Model C | |||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Standardised | Hypotheses | Standardised | Hypotheses | Standardised | Hypotheses | |
| Β15A = 0.029ns | Not Supported | – | – | Β15C = 0.021ns | Not supported | |
| ß25A = 0.172** | Supported | – | – | ß25C = 0.168** | Supported | |
| ß35A = 0.350** | Supported | – | – | ß35C = 0.406** | Supported | |
| ß45A = 0.109** | Supported | – | – | ß45C = 0.104** | Supported | |
| Β16A = 0.189** | Supported | Β16B = 0.145** | Supported | – | – | |
| ß26A = 0.019ns | Not Supported | ß26B = 0.045ns | Not Supported | – | – | |
| ß36A = 0.365** | Supported | ß36B = 0.490** | Supported | – | – | |
| ß46A = 0.026ns | Not Supported | ß46B = 0.016ns | Not Supported | – | – | |
| Β56A = 0.280** | Supported | – | – | β56C = 0.493** | Supported | |
| – | – | β56B = 0.458** | Supported | – | – | |
| R2 (use) = 0.450 | R2 (use) = 0.474 | R2 (use) = 0.336 | ||||
Notes:
ns = no significant; **significant (p < 0.05)
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