| AVE | Average Variance Extracted |
| CFA | Confirmatory factor analysis |
| ECLAC | Economic Commission for Latin America and the Caribbean |
| EFA | Exploratory factor analysis |
| HEIs | Higher education institutions |
| KMO | Kaiser-Meyer-Olkin |
| SD | Standard deviation |
| AVE | Average Variance Extracted |
| CFA | Confirmatory factor analysis |
| ECLAC | Economic Commission for Latin America and the Caribbean |
| EFA | Exploratory factor analysis |
| HEIs | Higher education institutions |
| KMO | Kaiser-Meyer-Olkin |
| SD | Standard deviation |