Construct intercorrelations, heterotrait-monotrait (HTMT), means, and standard deviations
| HTMT | LS | IS | IF | SD | PF | PW | SE | PI |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| LS | 1 | |||||||
| IS | 0.791 | 1 | ||||||
| IF | 0.763 | 0.723 | 1 | |||||
| SD | 0.771 | 0.744 | 0.712 | 1 | ||||
| PF | 0.732 | 0.784 | 0.681 | 0.753 | 1 | |||
| PW | 0.682 | 0.702 | 0.643 | 0.735 | 0.772 | 1 | ||
| SE | 0.654 | 0.694 | 0.605 | 0.712 | 0.792 | 0.723 | 1 | |
| PI | 0.613 | 0.652 | 0.572 | 0.663 | 0.703 | 0.653 | 0.721 | 1 |
| Mean | 5.457 | 5.779 | 5.441 | 5.730 | 5.279 | 5.634 | 5.334 | 5.787 |
| SD | 1.193 | 1.056 | 1.068 | 1.033 | 1.120 | 1.120 | 1.233 | 1.182 |
| AVE | 0.644 | 0.564 | 0.518 | 0.509 | 0.557 | 0.570 | 0.522 | 0.507 |
| CCR | 0.878 | 0.791 | 0.808 | 0.837 | 0.897 | 0.796 | 0.812 | 0.748 |
| HTMT | LS | IS | IF | SD | PF | PW | SE | PI |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| LS | 1 | |||||||
| IS | 0.791 | 1 | ||||||
| IF | 0.763 | 0.723 | 1 | |||||
| SD | 0.771 | 0.744 | 0.712 | 1 | ||||
| PF | 0.732 | 0.784 | 0.681 | 0.753 | 1 | |||
| PW | 0.682 | 0.702 | 0.643 | 0.735 | 0.772 | 1 | ||
| SE | 0.654 | 0.694 | 0.605 | 0.712 | 0.792 | 0.723 | 1 | |
| PI | 0.613 | 0.652 | 0.572 | 0.663 | 0.703 | 0.653 | 0.721 | 1 |
| 5.457 | 5.779 | 5.441 | 5.730 | 5.279 | 5.634 | 5.334 | 5.787 | |
| 1.193 | 1.056 | 1.068 | 1.033 | 1.120 | 1.120 | 1.233 | 1.182 | |
| 0.644 | 0.564 | 0.518 | 0.509 | 0.557 | 0.570 | 0.522 | 0.507 | |
| 0.878 | 0.791 | 0.808 | 0.837 | 0.897 | 0.796 | 0.812 | 0.748 |
Note(s): LS: Language similarity; IS: Interest similarity; IF: Interaction frequency; SD: Self-disclosure; PF: Perceived friendship; PW: Psychological Well-being; SE: Social media engagement; PI: Purchase intention
Source(s): Authors’ own work