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. 2023 Mar 1;14:1112810. doi: 10.3389/fpsyg.2023.1112810

TABLE 2.

Factor loadings and reliability.

Latent variable Item λ AVE Composite reliability Cronbach’s Alpha
Attitude At_1 0.92 0.83 0.95 0.93
At_2 0.88
At_3 0.93
At_4 0.90
Subjective norms SN1 0.93 0.87 0.95 0.92
SN2 0.94
SN3 0.92
Self-efficacy SELF-E1 0.93 0.87 0.96 0.95
SELF-E3 0.94
SELF-E4 0.94
SELF-E5 0.92
Help-seeking HELPA 1 1 1 1
Intention INT1 0.94 0.83 0.93 0.92
INT2 0.93
INT3 0.86

λ = factor loadings, AVE = average variance extracted; At_1 = attitude 1 [(item 1 × item 5)/5], At_2 = attitude 2 [(item 2 × item 6)/5], At_3 = attitude 3 [(item 3 × item 7)/5], At_4 = attitude 4 [(item 4 × item 8)/5]; SN1 = subjective norm 1 [(item 1 × item 4)/5], SN2 = subjective norm 2 [(item 2 × item 5)/5], SN3 = subjective norm 3 [(item 3 × item 6)/5]; SELF-E, self-efficacy; HELPA, help-seeking in the past; INT, intention.