Table 2.
Construct reliability and convergent validity.
| Construct | Factor loadings | Composite reliability | Average variance extracted | Cronbach alpha | |
| Intention to interact (ITI) | |||||
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ITI1 | 0.8363 | 0.836 | 0.6301 | .7088 |
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ITI2 | 0.7369 | —a | — | — |
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ITI3 | 0.805 | — | — | — |
| Convenience of Web-based health communities (CE) | |||||
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CE1 | 0.8641 | 0.8501 | 0.6556 | .7388 |
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CE2 | 0.7124 | — | — | — |
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CE3 | 0.8443 | — | — | — |
| Inconvenience of physical health facilities (IC) | |||||
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IC1 | 0.8189 | 0.8309 | 0.6211 | .7013 |
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IC2 | 0.7576 | — | — | — |
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IC3 | 0.7866 | — | — | — |
| Ease of use (EOU) | |||||
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EOU1 | 0.8101 | 0.8503 | 0.6543 | .7376 |
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EOU2 | 0.8021 | — | — | — |
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EOU3 | 0.8145 | — | — | — |
| Perceived synchronicity (PSY) | |||||
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PSY1 | 0.7957 | 0.8392 | 0.635 | .7128 |
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PSY2 | 0.8038 | — | — | — |
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PSY3 | 0.791 | — | — | — |
| Inaccessibility (IAY) | |||||
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IAY1 | 0.7462 | 0.844 | 0.5758 | .7547 |
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IAY2 | 0.7044 | — | — | — |
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IAY3 | 0.8352 | — | — | — |
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IAY4 | 0.7435 | — | — | — |
| Discontinuity (DC) | |||||
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DC1 | 0.7442 | 0.834 | 0.5569 | .7368 |
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DC2 | 0.7848 | — | — | — |
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DC3 | 0.7321 | — | — | — |
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DC4 | 0.7225 | — | — | — |
a—Not applicable.