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. 2018 Sep 26;18(4):e00429.

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