Construct reliability and convergent validity
| Constructs | Items | Loadings | CA | CR | AVE |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Autonomy | AUTO_1 | 0.816 | 0.816 | 0.821 | 0.646 |
| AUTO_2 | 0.773 | ||||
| AUTO_3 | 0.857 | ||||
| AUTO_4 | 0.765 | ||||
| Belongingness | BLNG_1 | 0.890 | 0.885 | 0.887 | 0.744 |
| BLNG_2 | 0.858 | ||||
| BLNG_3 | 0.822 | ||||
| BLNG_4 | 0.879 | ||||
| Competence | COMP_1 | 0.873 | 0.818 | 0.842 | 0.651 |
| COMP_2 | 0.893 | ||||
| COMP_3 | 0.736 | ||||
| COMP_4 | 0.736 | ||||
| Intrinsic Motivation | IM_1 | 0.914 | 0.913 | 0.918 | 0.851 |
| IM_2 | 0.918 | ||||
| IM_3 | 0.935 | ||||
| Invasion | INV_1 | 0.857 | 0.843 | 0.854 | 0.683 |
| INV_2 | 0.716 | ||||
| INV_3 | 0.858 | ||||
| INV_4 | 0.864 | ||||
| LinkedIn Exhaustion | LEX_1 | 0.935 | 0.915 | 0.917 | 0.854 |
| LEX_2 | 0.927 | ||||
| LEX_3 | 0.911 | ||||
| Perceived Ease of Use | PEOU_1 | 0.816 | 0.901 | 0.921 | 0.772 |
| PEOU_2 | 0.897 | ||||
| PEOU_3 | 0.922 | ||||
| PEOU_4 | 0.875 | ||||
| Perceived Usefulness | PU_1 | 0.733 | 0.874 | 0.883 | 0.614 |
| PU_2 | 0.792 | ||||
| PU_3 | 0.832 | ||||
| PU_4 | 0.765 | ||||
| PU_5 | 0.785 | ||||
| PU_6 | 0.789 | ||||
| Privacy Concerns | PCON_1 | 0.927 | 0.945 | 0.945 | 0.859 |
| PCON_2 | 0.912 | ||||
| PCON_3 | 0.932 | ||||
| PCON_4 | 0.936 | ||||
| Privacy Risks | RISK_1 | 0.911 | 0.900 | 0.907 | 0.771 |
| RISK_2 | 0.915 | ||||
| RISK_3 | 0.789 | ||||
| RISK_4 | 0.893 | ||||
| Social Overload | SOL_1 | 0.916 | 0.910 | 0.915 | 0.737 |
| SOL_2 | 0.886 | ||||
| SOL_3 | 0.819 | ||||
| SOL_4 | 0.883 | ||||
| SOL_5 | 0.781 |
| Constructs | Items | Loadings | CA | CR | AVE |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Autonomy | AUTO_1 | 0.816 | 0.816 | 0.821 | 0.646 |
| AUTO_2 | 0.773 | ||||
| AUTO_3 | 0.857 | ||||
| AUTO_4 | 0.765 | ||||
| Belongingness | BLNG_1 | 0.890 | 0.885 | 0.887 | 0.744 |
| BLNG_2 | 0.858 | ||||
| BLNG_3 | 0.822 | ||||
| BLNG_4 | 0.879 | ||||
| Competence | COMP_1 | 0.873 | 0.818 | 0.842 | 0.651 |
| COMP_2 | 0.893 | ||||
| COMP_3 | 0.736 | ||||
| COMP_4 | 0.736 | ||||
| Intrinsic Motivation | IM_1 | 0.914 | 0.913 | 0.918 | 0.851 |
| IM_2 | 0.918 | ||||
| IM_3 | 0.935 | ||||
| Invasion | INV_1 | 0.857 | 0.843 | 0.854 | 0.683 |
| INV_2 | 0.716 | ||||
| INV_3 | 0.858 | ||||
| INV_4 | 0.864 | ||||
| LinkedIn Exhaustion | LEX_1 | 0.935 | 0.915 | 0.917 | 0.854 |
| LEX_2 | 0.927 | ||||
| LEX_3 | 0.911 | ||||
| Perceived Ease of Use | PEOU_1 | 0.816 | 0.901 | 0.921 | 0.772 |
| PEOU_2 | 0.897 | ||||
| PEOU_3 | 0.922 | ||||
| PEOU_4 | 0.875 | ||||
| Perceived Usefulness | PU_1 | 0.733 | 0.874 | 0.883 | 0.614 |
| PU_2 | 0.792 | ||||
| PU_3 | 0.832 | ||||
| PU_4 | 0.765 | ||||
| PU_5 | 0.785 | ||||
| PU_6 | 0.789 | ||||
| Privacy Concerns | PCON_1 | 0.927 | 0.945 | 0.945 | 0.859 |
| PCON_2 | 0.912 | ||||
| PCON_3 | 0.932 | ||||
| PCON_4 | 0.936 | ||||
| Privacy Risks | RISK_1 | 0.911 | 0.900 | 0.907 | 0.771 |
| RISK_2 | 0.915 | ||||
| RISK_3 | 0.789 | ||||
| RISK_4 | 0.893 | ||||
| Social Overload | SOL_1 | 0.916 | 0.910 | 0.915 | 0.737 |
| SOL_2 | 0.886 | ||||
| SOL_3 | 0.819 | ||||
| SOL_4 | 0.883 | ||||
| SOL_5 | 0.781 |
Note(s): N = 221; CA=Cronbach alpha; CR = composite reliability; AVE = average variance extractedSource(s): Authors’ own work
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