Table A2.
Discriminant validity among latent variables.
| Latent Variables | AVE | Cronbach’s Alpha | Composite Reliability | Covid-19 | Need Satisf. | Optimism | Proactiv. | Entrepren. Intention |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Covid-19 | 0.5721 | 0.884 | 0.8617 | 0.75637 | ||||
| Need Satisf. | 0.5543 | 0.797 | 0.9446 | −0.230 | 0.74451 | |||
| Optimism | 0.4448 | 0.858 | 0.9153 | −0.109 | 0.624 | 0.66693 | ||
| Proactiveness | 0.4032 | 0.874 | 0.9142 | 0.013 | 0.206 | 0.635 | 0.63498 | |
| Entrepr. Intent. | 0.6843 | 0.926 | 0.9331 | −0.121 | 0.175 | 0.133 | 0.250 | 0.82722 |
Note. The bold number is the square root of AVE. The bold numbers listed diagonally are the square root of the variance shared between the constructs and their measures. The off-diagonal elements are the correlations among the constructs. For discriminate validity, the diagonal elements should be larger than the off-diagonal elements.