Table 2.
Reliability and convergent validity of the measurement model
| Construct | Item | Factor loading | Cronbach’s alpha | Composite reliability (CR) | Average variance extracted (AVE) |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Behavioral intention to use (BIU) | BIU1 | 0.947* | 0.931 | 0.931 | 0.879 |
| BIU2 | 0.939* | ||||
| BIU3 | 0.926* | ||||
| Control (CTL) | CTL1 | 0.891* | 0.782 | 0.907 | 0.681 |
| CTL2 | 0.791* | ||||
| CTL3 | 0.791* | ||||
| Curiosity (CUR) | CUR1 | 0.876* | 0.872 | 0.876 | 0.796 |
| CUR2 | 0.928* | ||||
| CUR3 | 0.871* | ||||
| Focused immersion (FI) | FI1 (deleted) | 0.216 | 0.716 | 0.746 | 0.635 |
| FI2 | 0.734* | ||||
| FI3 | 0.868* | ||||
| FI4 | 0.783* | ||||
| Joy (JOY) | JOY1 | 0.897* | 0.910 | 0.924 | 0.790 |
| JOY2 | 0.940* | ||||
| JOY3 | 0.920* | ||||
| JOY4 | 0.789* | ||||
| Perceived boredom (PB) | PB1 | 0.822* | 0.788 | 0.829 | 0.608 |
| PB2 | 0.866* | ||||
| PB3 | 0.708* | ||||
| PB4 | 0.709* | ||||
| Perceived ease of use (PEOU) | PEOU1 | 0.772* | 0.791 | 0.821 | 0.611 |
| PEOU2 | 0.702* | ||||
| PEOU3 | 0.799* | ||||
| PEOU4 | 0.847* | ||||
| Personal innovativeness (PI) | PI1 | 0.874* | 0.894 | 0.898 | 0.760 |
| PI2 | 0.908* | ||||
| PI3 | 0.826* | ||||
| PI4 | 0.876* | ||||
| Perceived usefulness (PU) | PU1 | 0.875* | 0.848 | 0.872 | 0.685 |
| PU2 | 0.832* | ||||
| PU3 | 0.851* | ||||
| PU4 (deleted) | 0.605* | ||||
| PU5 | 0.746* |
*p < 0.05