Table 8 Multi-group analysis.

From: The effect of environmental values, beliefs, and norms on social entrepreneurial intentions among Chinese university students

Associations

Male (N = 317)

Female (N = 452)

Difference

Decision

  

Beta

p-value

Beta

p-value

Beta

p-value

 

H1

ATV → NRB

0.363

0.000

0.436

0.000

−0.073

0.228

No Difference

H2

TRV → NRB

0.411

0.000

0.387

0.000

0.023

0.394

No Difference

H3

NRB → PRN

0.310

0.000

0.258

0.000

0.052

0.297

No Difference

H4

ACN → PRN

0.046

0.279

0.069

0.132

−0.023

0.405

No Difference

H5

ARS → PRN

−0.011

0.444

0.101

0.062

−0.112

0.141

No Difference

H6

NRB → ACN

0.466

0.000

0.410

0.000

0.055

0.277

No Difference

H7

ACN → ARS

0.450

0.000

0.312

0.000

0.138

0.088

No Difference

H8

PRN → SEI

0.186

0.000

0.223

0.000

−0.037

0.292

No Difference

H9

ISN → SEI

0.392

0.000

0.355

0.000

0.037

0.322

No Difference

H10

DSN → SEI

0.419

0.000

0.353

0.000

0.066

0.202

No Difference

  1. ATV altruistic values, TRV traditional values, NRB normative beliefs, ACN awareness of consequences, ARS ascription of responsibility, PRN personal norms, ISN injunctive social norms, DSN descriptive social norms, SEI social entrepreneurial intention.
  2. Source: Author’s data analysis.