Table 6

Comparison of path coefficient between male and female groups

HypothesesPathsMalesFemalesPath differences
Coefficientsp-valueCoefficientsp-valuetspooledHypotheses
H4aResponse efficacy → Continuance intention0.3690.0000.0750.41330.795***Supported
H4bSelf-efficacy → Continuance intention0.1450.1600.2960.00114.355***Supported
H4cResponse cost → Continuance intention−0.2550.013−0.3240.0006.638***Supported

Note(s): ***p < 0.001. The formula for computing the tspooled significance of the differences in the path coefficients for the various subgroup samples is derived from Keil et al. (2000) (see  Appendix for details)

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