Table 4 Main effects and interaction effects of gender and parental preferences across age, height, and education. Beta coefficients are shown with corresponding p values

Intercept

− 0.94

− 17.07***

15.47***

− 11.07***

1.92***

12.99***

− 2.75***

(0.84)

(0.53)

(0.86)

(0.31)

(0.34)

(0.36)

(0.27)

Female

27.22***

27.86***

− 0.23

8.62***

10.31***

1.71***

2.41***

(1.08)

(0.66)

(1.11)

(0.43)

(0.48)

(0.50)

(0.30)

Offline (parents)

− 9.56*

2.91***

− 9.47*

5.36***

− 4.77***

− 8.85***

2.56***

(5.04)

(1.09)

(5.07)

(1.84)

(1.09)

(2.16)

(0.45)

Female*Offline (Parents)

− 2.72

− 4.51***

2.23

− 2.55

− 2.55**

− 0.41

1.48***

(8.68)

(1.24)

(8.73)

(1.99)

(1.24)

(2.33)

(0.50)

180

356

175

556

644

554

658

Observations

180

356

175

556

644

554

658

R²

0.79

0.87

0.01

0.47

0.46

0.19

0.22^↑

F statistic

220.47***

789.36***

1.51

166.83***

186.00***

43.47***

Degrees of freedom

(df = 3; 176)

(df = 3; 352)

(df = 3; 171)

(df = 3; 552)

(df = 3; 640)

(df = 3; 550)

(df = 3; 654)