Table 2.
Discriminant validity: HTMT.
| Constructs | ASSU | NR | CON | KAS | FQ | NM | HA | RES | SR |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| ASSU | |||||||||
| NR | 0.239 | ||||||||
| CON | 0.758 | 0.265 | |||||||
| KAS | 0.802 | 0.221 | 0.661 | ||||||
| FQ | 0.383 | 0.621 | 0.390 | 0.351 | |||||
| NM | 0.313 | 0.459 | 0.293 | 0.259 | 0.622 | ||||
| HA | 0.347 | 0.536 | 0.337 | 0.301 | 0.744 | 0.823 | |||
| RES | 0.753 | 0.249 | 0.887 | 0.700 | 0.373 | 0.295 | 0.324 | ||
| SR | 0.191 | 0.518 | 0.234 | 0.142 | 0.632 | 0.470 | 0.595 | 0.180 |
ASSU, assurance of human presence; NR, nurse–physician relationship; CON, positive connectedness; KAS, knowledge and skill; FQ, nursing foundations for quality of care; NM, nursing manager ability, leadership, and support of nurses; HA, nursing participation in hospital affairs; RES, respectful deference to the other; SR, staffing and resource adequacy.