Figure 2

Test of the model of relations between folklore, negative values, sociodemographic variables, and persecution, for amphibians. Structural coefficients and factor loadings are standardized. Goodness of fit: X² = 98.3 (d.f. 39); p = .000; NNFI = .94; CFI = .96; RMSEA = .05. Persecution R² = .78. F1--are dangerous animals; F2--are poisonous; NV1- the way the animal moves gives me creeps; NV2--I don't go near places where the animal is; NV3--I'm sick of the animal; NV4--I fear the animal; P1--when I find one of these animals, I usually kill it or ask someone to kill it; P2--I think that these animals should be exterminated; P3--if there was a population of these animals in my property I would take measures to eliminate it.