Table 2.
Reliability, convergent and discriminant validity of the instrument across the total sample and by university.
| Factor | Sample | ω | α | AVE |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| SE | Full sample | 0.969 | 0.969 | 0.887 |
| Private university | 0.978 | 0.978 | 0.917 | |
| Public university | 0.943 | 0.943 | 0.804 | |
| AB | Full sample | 0.877 | 0.878 | 0.645 |
| Private university | 0.863 | 0.860 | 0.609 | |
| Public university | 0.891 | 0.892 | 0.679 | |
| DI | Full sample | 0.903 | 0.909 | 0.714 |
| Private university | 0.895 | 0.903 | 0.696 | |
| Public university | 0.915 | 0.914 | 0.733 |
SE, satisfaction with education; AB, academic burnout; DI, dropout intention; α, ordinal Alpha; ω, McDonald's omega; AVE, Average variance extracted.