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Table 1 Latin square design for the “Picture-Flavor Tag” pairings
Group
Person 1 (Male)
Person 2 (Female)
Person 3 (Male)
Person 4 (Female)
Person 5 (Male)
1
Spicy
Sour
Sweet
Spicy
Sour
2
Sour
Sweet
Spicy
Sour
Sweet
3
Sweet
Spicy
Sour
Sweet
Spicy
Figure 1.The Effect of Food Flavor on Purchase Intentions Toward Products Recommended by Different Advertising Appeals. Note: Error bars represent mean ± 1 standard error (SE).
Figure 1. The Effect of Food Flavor on Purchase Intentions Toward Products Recommended by Different Advertising Appeals.Note: Error bars represent mean ± 1 standard error (SE).
Figure 2.The Mediating Role of Psychological Sense of Power Note: * p < 0.05, ** p < 0.01, *** p < 0.001. All path coefficients in the mediation analyses are unstandardized regression coefficients. bmod represents the coefficient of the interaction term between the mediator and the moderator in predicting the dependent variable. W = 0 indicates a warmth appeal; W = 1 indicates a competence appeal.
Figure 2. The Mediating Role of Psychological Sense of PowerNote: * p < 0.05, ** p < 0.01, *** p < 0.001. All path coefficients in the mediation analyses are unstandardized regression coefficients. bmod represents the coefficient of the interaction term between the mediator and the moderator in predicting the dependent variable. W = 0 indicates a warmth appeal; W = 1 indicates a competence appeal.