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. 2022 Nov 2;24(11):e42447. doi: 10.2196/42447

Table 5.

Discriminant validity (heterotrait-monotrait ratio).

Items 1 2 3 4 5 6 7
1. Emotional support






2.Online health information seeking .677





3. Informational support .735 .633




4. Perceived benefits .816 .799 .815



5. Perceived risk .624 .692 .550 .707


6. Perceived severity .610 .687 .544 .694 .848

7. Perceived susceptibility .615 .643 .537 .598 .844 .754