Table 6 Results of direct effects.

From: The impact of perceived restorative destination environments on tourists’ willingness-To-Pay for environmental protection

Path relation (Hypothesis)

Path coefficient

t-value

p-values

Result

H1:PDRQs → EWB

0.702

25.210***

0.000

Supported

H2:PDRQs → Destination image

0.726

27.450***

0.000

Supported

H3: PDRQs → WTP

0.076

1.140ns

0.254

Not Supported

H4: EWB → WTP

0.382

5.373***

0.000

Supported

H5: EDI → WTP

0.263

3.396***

0.001

Supported

  1. ns non-significant; *** p < 0.01.