Table 1.

Exploratory factor analysis for scale A. Factor loadings < 0.30 are suppressed. h2 = communality (amount of variance explained by common factors). u2 = residual variance (variance unique to the variable). com = indicator of cross-loading.

Scale A: Critical Information Appraisal
Items	F1	F2	h2	u2	com
chl9	0.86		0.74	0.26	1.0
chl8	0.76		0.66	0.34	1.0
chl7	0.68		0.38	0.62	1.1
chl5		0.90	0.77	0.23	1.0
chl4		0.68	0.54	0.46	1.0
chl6		0.40	0.31	0.69	1.6
chl1		0.33	0.27	0.73	1.9
Eigenvalue	2.0	1.7
Prop var	0.28	0.24
Cronbach’s α = 0.83 (αF1 = 0.80, αF2 = 0.75)
TLI = 0.97 RSMEA = 0.055 [CI 90%, 0–0.132]

F1: perceived ease of judging relevance and seeking help. F2: perceived ease of judging accuracy.