A Standard Multiple Regression Was Performed Investigating...

A standard multiple regression was performed investigating the effects of age, gender, perceived peer pressure about environmentally conscious behaviour, and selfishness on participation in environmentally conscious behaviour. Preliminary results indicated that higher scores on peer pressure were associated with higher scores on behaviour. Results also indicated that there were no significant relationships between scores on age, gender or selfishness, and scores on behaviour. Results indicated that higher scores on selfishness were associated with higher scores on peer pressure. However, there were no significant relationships found between remaining predictor variables. See Table 1 for descriptive statistics and intercorrelations. Table†¦show more content†¦A moderated multiple regression was performed investigating the effects of peer pressure and selfishness (direct predictors), and the peer pressure x selfishness interaction, on environmentally conscious behaviour. Direct predictors were mean centred to reduce multicollinearity between peer pressure and selfishness. The interaction term was calculated by multiplying mean centred direct predictors. The direct predictors were entered in step 1, while the interaction was entered in step 2 to determine whether the interaction explained additional variance in behaviour over and above that of the direct predictors. At step 1, peer pressure and selfishness significantly explained 19% of the variance in behaviour scores, F ch.(2, 145) = 16.41, p .001. Peer pressure was found to be a significant positive predictor of behaviour, such that higher peer pressure was associated with higher behaviour, ÃŽ ² = .44, p .001. Peer pressure uniquely accounted for 18% of the variance in behaviour scores. Selfishness was found to be a non-significant predictor of behaviour, ÃŽ ² = .06, p = .455. Selfishness uniquely accounted for less than 1% of the variance in behaviour scores. Shared variability was found to be less than 1%. At step 2, the interaction was found to significantly explain 11% of the variance in behaviour scores over and above that of the direct predictors, F ch.(1, 144) =Show MoreRelatedConsumer Research Stats Case Analysis1493 Words   |  6 PagesConsumer Research, Inc. is investigating whether there is any correlation between specific characteristics of credit card users and the amount these users charge on credit cards. Their objective is to determine if these characteristics can accurately predict the annual dollar amount charged by credit card users. Data was collected from a sample of 50 credit card consumers presenting information on the annual income (referred as Income), size of household (referred as Household), and the annualRead MoreImpaired Cognitive Performance Occurs Within Children With Multiple Sclerosis ( Ms )2009 Words   |  9 Pagesperformance occurs in children with multiple sclerosis (MS). 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