Table 3.
Convergent and discriminant validity analysis.
| ABCD-C | AVE | Inter-dimension correlations | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|
| RP | PA | DH | ||
| RP | 0.671 | 0.819 | ||
| PA | 0.603 | 0.140* | 0.777 | |
| DH | 0.573 | 0.121* | 0.368** | 0.757 |
AVE, average variance extracted; ABCD-C, Chinese version of Attitudes and Beliefs about Cardiovascular Disease (ABCD) Risk Perception Questionnaire; RP, risk perception; PA, perceived benefits and intention to change physical activity; DH, perceived benefits and intention to change dietary habits.
Bold characters show the square of root of average variance extracted values.
*p < 0.05, **p < 0.001.