Table 5.
Construct | Step 1 | Step 2 | Step 3a | Step 3b | |||||||||||
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Configural invariance | Compositional invariance | Equal variances | Mean original difference (men–women) | Equal means |
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Original correlation | 5% | Partial measurement invariance established | Variance original difference (men–women) | 2.5% | 97.5% | Equal |
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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.