Path analysis was used to simultaneously assess the hypothesized relationships among the focal constructs. The analysis followed the systematic approach for testing structural equation models recommended by Bagozzi and Yi (1988). The input data were assessed for normality using skewness and kurtosis values and were found to fall into the range generally considered to be normally distributed (Byrne, 2001). The hypothesized structural model was estimated with the maximum likelihood criterion, and the overall model demonstrated acceptable fit across the typical fit indices (x2(177)=494.1 (p