Note: Delays of students in Germany are assessed as such significantly earlier (t (151.38) = -6.033; p < 0.001) and addressed more frequently (χ²(1) = 9.04, p < .005) than by students in Italy.

The results of the construct-specific satisfaction measurement can be seen in Table 2 and Figure 1 for the groups with and without delay in Germany and Italy. The correlations between the control variables and meeting satisfaction were only small. The explained variance amounted to less than 5% (exemplary for PGA: participants: R² = -.002, p = .516; duration: R² = .004,p = .913; frequency: R² = -.004,p = .894). Hence, we assume only a weak relationship between the control variables as further meeting characteristics and meeting satisfaction.

On average, participants rated their satisfaction with the meeting process (SP) as 4.71 (SD = 1.44) on a 7-point Likert scale. According to the Box F test, participants of meetings that started late were less satisfied with the meeting process (F (1, 275) = 6.98,p = .008) though the effect is small (η²part = .025). Therefore, Hypothesis 2 was accepted. Neither significant differences between countries (F (1, 275) = .02, p = .887) nor an interaction effect (F (.94, 275) = 2.53, p = .113) could be found.

Participants rated their satisfaction with the meeting outcome (SO) as 4.77 on average (SD = 1.50). Participants in meetings that started late were less satisfied with the meeting outcome, according to the Box F test (F (1, 275) = 5.16, p = .023) with a small effect (η²part = .019). Therefore, Hypothesis 3 was accepted. Neither significant differences

between countries (F (1, 275) = .02, p = .874) nor an interaction effect (F (.94, 275) = 1.71, p = .191) could be found.

Participants rated their individual goal achievement (PGA) as 4.67 on average (SD = 1.48). According to the Box F test, participants rated PGA lower if they had participated in a meeting that started late (F (1, 275) = 5.77, p = .017). The effect was small (η²part = .021). Therefore, Hypothesis 4 was accepted. Neither significant differences between countries (F (1, 275) = .36,p = .549) nor an interaction effect (F (.93, 275) = .35,p = .539) could be found. In summary, no differences regarding all three variables SP, SO and PGA were found between the national samples , which means that hypothesis 5 can be accepted.

Table 2