Table 6 Mediation analyses of unengaged passersby vs. engaged audience on perception of public space through SAE.

From: Field experiment on the effect of musical street performance/busking on public space perception as mediated by street audience experience

DV = Essentialism

Effect

b

SE

95% LLCI

95% ULCI

Direct effect

0.06

0.14

− 0.22

0.34

Indirect effect

    

Total

0.48

0.11

0.27

0.71

Emotion

− 0.06

0.10

− 0.26

0.14

Intellect

0.02

0.07

− 0.12

0.17

Novelty

0.16

0.07

0.04

0.32

Place

0.31

0.10

0.14

0.52

Interaction

− 0.01

0.07

− 0.16

0.12

Technique

0.06

0.06

− 0.06

0.18

DV = Anti-essentialism

Effect

b

SE

95% LLCI

95% ULCI

Direct effect

0.04

0.14

− 0.23

0.31

Indirect effect

    

Total

0.29

0.09

0.13

0.48

Emotion

0.00

0.09

− 0.17

0.19

Intellect

0.06

0.06

− 0.06

0.18

Novelty

− 0.01

0.06

− 0.12

0.11

Place

0.11

0.07

− 0.01

0.25

Interaction

0.01

0.07

− 0.13

0.14

Technique

0.12

0.07

0.00

0.26

DV = Sonic restorativeness

Effect

b

SE

95% LLCI

95% ULCI

Direct effect

− 0.01

0.12

− 0.24

0.22

Indirect effect

    

Total

0.65

0.14

0.40

0.94

Emotion

0.20

0.10

0.02

0.41

Intellect

0.05

0.06

− 0.06

0.18

Novelty

− 0.03

0.06

− 0.14

0.08

Place

0.25

0.08

0.12

0.41

Interaction

0.09

0.06

− 0.03

0.21

Technique

0.09

0.06

− 0.02

0.23

DV = Overall liking

Effect

b

SE

95% LLCI

95% ULCI

Direct effect

− 0.12

0.14

− 0.40

0.16

Indirect effect

    

Total

0.64

0.14

0.38

0.93

Emotion

0.20

0.13

− 0.03

0.47

Intellect

− 0.04

0.06

− 0.18

0.07

Novelty

− 0.01

0.06

− 0.12

0.10

Place

0.35

0.11

0.16

0.59

Interaction

0.12

0.08

− 0.03

0.28

Technique

0.03

0.08

− 0.12

0.19

  1. Significant result is bold.