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Table 3 Convergent validity results which assure acceptable values (factor loading > 0.60, Cronbach’s Alpha, composite reliability ≥ 0.70 and AVE > 0.5)

From: Can substance abuse media literacy increase prediction of drug use in students?

Construct

Items

Outer loadings

Cronbach’s Alpha

CR

AVE

Substance abuse media literacy

Q1

0.651

0.918

0930

0.510

 

Q11

0.679

   
 

Q12

0.697

   
 

Q13

0.778

   
 

Q14

0.832

   
 

Q15

0.834

   
 

Q16

0.828

   
 

Q2

0.687

   
 

Q3

0.710

   
 

Q4

0.603

   
 

Q5

0.605

   
 

Q6

0.626

   
 

Q7

0.691

   

Positive attitute

Atti1

0.844

0.903

0.923

0.633

 

Atti2

0.841

   
 

Atti3

0.830

   
 

Atti4

0.826

   
 

Atti7

0.714

   
 

Atti8

0.740

   
 

Atti7

0.764

   

Negative attitute

Atti5

0.614

0.736

0.843

0.647

 

Atti6

0.880

   
 

Atti10

0.889

   

Subjective norms

SN1

0.766

0.770

0852

0.591

 

SN2

0.784

   
 

SN5

0.755

   
 

SN6

0.769

   

Positive drug user prototypes

HNavieD

0.737

0.665

0.812

0.590

 

HSelfConfidenceD

0.799

   
 

HSelfishD

0.767

   

Positive non-drug user prototypes

HAttractiveN

0.867

0.865

0.905

0.705

 

HNavieN

0.749

   
 

HPapularN

0.882

   
 

HSelfConfidenceN

0.855

   

Willingness

Will1

0.905

0.857

0.903

0.701

 

Will2

0.882

   
 

Will3

0.786

   
 

Will4

0.761

   

Intention

QINT1

0.948

0.888

0.947

0.900

 

QINT2

0.949

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