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. 2021 Jan 26;24(7):1619–1628. doi: 10.1017/S1368980021000318

Table 3.

The results of fit of measurement models

Constructs Measurement item Reliability and validity statistics
Economic (ECO1) Increase in the price of foods AVE: 0·520
CR: 0·835
α: 0·774
(ECO2) Decrease in the income and purchasing power
(ECO3) Become unemployed
(ECO4) The loss of sources of additional revenue
(ECO5) Increase the household’s expenditure
(ECO6) Sanction
(ECO7) Increase in exchange rate
Cultural (CU1) Weak educational services and closure of educational centres AVE: 0·582
CR: 0·847
α: 0·761
(CU2) Lack of inter-sectoral cooperation during the Corona era
(CU3) Unnecessary travel of some people
(CU4) Forgetting traditions and customs
Social (SO1) Existence of social insecurity AVE: 0·534
CR: 0·842
α: 0·785
(SO2) Existence of incorrect values and norms
(SO3) Low social trust
(SO4) Low public confidence in the government
(SO5) Trust foreign news sources
(SO6) Lack of powerful non-governmental organisations
(SO7) Lack of planning in the household
Human (HU1) Lack of access to medical staff AVE: 0·679
CR: 0·872
α: 0·818
(HU2) Low level of knowledge in sanitation
(HU3) High level of depression during quarantine
(HU4) Lack of sufficient knowledge of people in controlling COVID-19
(HU5) Lack of familiarity with the principles of proper nutrition
Physical (PH1) Lack of medical equipment AVE: 0·651
CR: 0·859
α: 0·799
(PH2) Lack of pharmaceutical items
(PH3) Weak infrastructure
(PH4) Expensiveness and lack of disinfectants and sanitary detergents
(PH5) Lack of required sanitary items (masks, gloves, all kinds of washing gels)
Psychology (PS1) Anxiety caused by illness AVE: 0·637
CR: 0·853
α: 0·787
(PS2) Sick of other family members
(PS3) Disappointing news on social media
(PS4) The existence of family tensions during the quarantine period
(PS5) Lack of exercise programmes in life
Information (IN1) Lack of timely notification AVE: 0·659
CR: 0·835
α: 0·738
(IN2) Low-speed Internet
(IN3) Lack of reliable sources of information on the control and treatment of COVID-19 outbreak
(IN4) Weak psychological counselling services
Food insecurity (FI1) Worried about not having enough food due to financial inability AVE: 0·611
CR: 0·903
α: 0·879
(FI2) Do not eat your favourite food because of your financial inability
(FI3) Restriction of food consumption (food diversity) due to financial inability
(FI4) Having to eat foods you don’t really like because of your financial inability
(FI5) Forced to eat less food due to financial inability
(FI6) Decreased number of meals (three meals) due to financial inability
(FI7) Having no food to eat at home due to financial inability
(FI8) Hungry night sleeping because of financial incapacity
(FI9) Spending a day without food due to financial inability

AVE, average extracted variance; CR, combined reliability.

Suggested value: SRMR < 0·1 D-G1 > 0·05 D-G2 > 0·05 NFI > 0·90 RMS-Ɵ ≤ 0·12.

Estimated value: SRMR = 0·08 D-G1 = 0·624 D-G2 = 0 598 NFI = 0·99 RMS-Ɵ = 0·06.