Table 3 Predictors of climate change awareness with geographical synthetic thinking as mediator.

From: Exploring the impact of nature connectedness on Chinese adolescents’ climate change awareness and the mediating role of geographical synthetic thinking

Variable

Climate change awareness

Geographical synthetic thinking

Climate change awareness

 

β

t

β

t

β

t

Nature connectedness

0.346

13.825***

0.245

9.222***

0.239

10.446***

Geographical

synthetic thinking

    

0.434

18.730***

Gender

  

0.006

0.236

−0.069

−3.140**

Residential address

  

0.013

0.448

−0.014

−0.571

SES

  

0.024

2.464*

0.028

3.426**

R2

0.146

0.068

0.328

F

55.723***

23.875***

126.743***