Skip to main content
. 2021 Sep 9;9(9):e27021. doi: 10.2196/27021

Table 5.

Results of the measurement invariance of composite models (MICOM) procedure (gender).

Construct Step 1 Step 2 Step 3a Step 3b

Configural invariance Compositional invariance Equal variances Mean original difference (men–women) Equal means


Original correlation 5% Partial measurement invariance established Variance original difference (men–women) 2.5% 97.5% Equal
2.5% 97.5% Equal
ATUa Yes 1.000 1.000 Yes 0.209 –0.182 0.182 No –0.070 –0.308 0.303 Yes
BIUb Yes 1.000 1.000 Yes –0.011 –0.211 0.176 Yes 0.234 –0.278 0.265 Yes
HBc Yes 1.000 1.000 Yes 0.061 –0.197 0.185 Yes 0.146 –0.277 0.282 Yes
PEOUd Yes 1.000 0.998 Yes –0.054 –0.202 0.187 Yes 0.095 –0.267 0.270 Yes
POHe Yes 1.000 1.000 Yes 0.092 –0.189 0.167 Yes 0.242 –0.288 0.279 Yes
PUf Yes .999 0.999 No 0.152 –0.198 0.174 Yes –0.123 –0.287 0.265 Yes

aATU: attitude toward using.

bBIU: behavioral intention to use.

cHB: health benefits.

dPEOU: perceived ease of use.

ePOH: promotion of health.

fPU: perceived usefulness.