Table 2. Means and standards deviation of each latent variable and its constituent scales and Cronbach's alphas for each scale .
Variables | Rural | Urban | Cronbach’s α | Factor loading | ||
Mean | SD | Mean | SD | |||
Latent variable; HL was measured by 5observable variables | ||||||
Access to health information and services | 3.64 | 0.81 | 3.76 | 0.69 | 0.82 | 0.46-0.75 |
Understanding of health information and services | 3.59 | 0.86 | 3.76 | 0.73 | 0.83 | 0.51-0.80 |
Verification of health information and services | 3.73 | 0.73 | 3.78 | 0.72 | 0.77 | 0.57-0.78 |
Communication skill | 3.78 | 0.73 | 3.75 | 0.70 | 0.89 | 0.49-0.78 |
Self-health management | 3.30 | 0.70 | 3.24 | 0.65 | 0.79 | 0.66-0.78 |
Social support | 3.81 | 0.75 | 3.81 | 0.70 | 0.89 | 0.61-0.83 |
Social norms | 3.87 | 0.72 | 3.69 | 0.69 | 0.83 | 0.66-0.87 |
Positive attitude toward health | 3.77 | 0.72 | 3.74 | 0.63 | 0.84 | 0.58-0.84 |
Psychological capital was measured by 4 observable variables | ||||||
Hope | 3.91 | 0.76 | 3.88 | 0.72 | 0.93 | 0.72-0.79 |
Optimism | 3.89 | 0.70 | 3.91 | 0.73 | 0.94 | 0.65-0.86 |
Self-efficacy | 3.82 | 0.75 | 3.81 | 0.70 | 0.93 | 0.60-0.81 |
Resilience | 3.95 | 0.76 | 3.95 | 0.69 | 0.93 | 0.70-0.80 |
Health behavior was measured by 2 observable variables | ||||||
Self-care | 3.47 | 0.89 | 3.69 | 0.71 | 0.87 | 0.45-0.79 |
Participation in health activities | 3.55 | 0.90 | 3.68 | 0.89 | 0.87 | 0.75-0.75 |
Family well-being was measured by 3 observable variables | ||||||
Health status of family members | 4.07 | 0.75 | 4.08 | 0.69 | 0.89 | 0.65-0.77 |
Parents' integrity | 4.12 | 0.82 | 4.10 | 0.76 | 0.89 | 0.67-0.85 |
Family relationships | 4.08 | 0.82 | 4.16 | 0.80 | 0.88 | 0.77-0.86 |