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. 2019 Dec 12;14(12):e0226416. doi: 10.1371/journal.pone.0226416

Table 4. Reliability and convergent validity: Comparison of the initial and final structural models.

Number of items Cronbach's Alpha Average Variance Extracted (AVE) Composite Reliability
Constructs Initial
Model
Final
Model
Initial
Model
Final
Model
Initial
Model
Final
Model
Initial
Model
Final
Model
MC 9 8 0.791 0.894 0.500 0.624 0.860 0.907
EPA 7 5 0.761 0.774 0.412 0.646 0.829 0.844
CSS 6 5 0.722 0.884 0.530 0.657 0.822 0.898
WP 7 5 0.729 0.841 0.460 0.611 0.814 0.884
SMS 15 14 0.925 0.954 0.491 0.623 0.915 0.936
VB 5 5 0.888 0.897 0.693 0.694 0.908 0.925
PSM 4 2 0.180 0.853 0.563 0.872 0.050 0.927
PEB 5 2 0.070 0.742 0.436 0.766 0.003 0.881