Table 2.
Confirmatory factor analysis results for reliability and construct validity
| Latent variables | Cronbach’s alpha | CR | AVE | Std. factor loading | SE | p-value |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Perceived social value (SV) | 0.95 | 0.95 | 0.87 | |||
| Climate change mitigation (SV1) | 0.93 | 0.00 | ||||
| Reduction in energy consumption (SV2) | 0.96 | 0.026 | 0.00 | |||
| Reduction in environmental pollutants (SV3) (e.g., chemicals harmful to the ozone layer) | 0.90 | 0.032 | 0.00 | |||
| Perceived private value (PV) | 0.92 | 0.92 | 0.80 | |||
| Economic benefit (PV1) | 0.90 | 0.00 | ||||
| Usefulness (PV2) (e.g., safety) | 0.93 | 0.037 | 0.00 | |||
| Ease of use (PV3) | 0.86 | 0.044 | 0.00 | |||
| Label Attitude (LA) | 0.92 | 0.89 | 0.74 | |||
| Interest of eco-label information (LA1) | 0.88 | 0.00 | ||||
| Usefulness of eco-label information (LA2) | 0.92 | 0.038 | 0.00 | |||
| Reliability of eco-label information (LA3) | 0.78 | 0.047 | 0.00 | |||
| Purchasing intention (PI) | 0.89 | 0.91 | 0.78 | |||
| Purchasing (PI1) | 0.92 | 0.00 | ||||
| Replacement (PI2) | 0.84 | 0.040 | 0.00 | |||
| Recommendations (PI3) | 0.88 | 0.038 | 0.00 |