Convergent validity, reliability and AVE
| Latent variable | Item | Loading >0.5 | Cronbach’s alpha >0.7 | Composite reliability >0.7 | Average variance extracted (AVE) >0.5 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Optimism | O1 | 0.82 | 0.84 | 0.89 | 0.68 |
| O2 | 0.86 | ||||
| O3 | 0.82 | ||||
| O4 | 0.79 | ||||
| Proficiency | P1 | 0.71 | 0.76 | 0.85 | 0.58 |
| P2 | 0.8 | ||||
| P3 | 0.78 | ||||
| P4 | 0.76 | ||||
| Dependence | D1 | 0.89 | 0.81 | 0.89 | 0.73 |
| D2 | 0.81 | ||||
| D3 | 0.86 | ||||
| Vulnerability | Vul1 | 0.71 | 0.58 | 0.78 | 0.54 |
| Vul2 | 0.78 | ||||
| Vul3 | 0.72 | ||||
| Performance expectancy | PE1 | 0.87 | 0.93 | 0.95 | 0.78 |
| PE2 | 0.87 | ||||
| PE3 | 0.91 | ||||
| PE4 | 0.87 | ||||
| PE5 | 0.9 | ||||
| Effort expectancy | EE1 | 0.83 | 0.83 | 0.89 | 0.58 |
| EE2 | 0.45 | ||||
| EE3 | 0.82 | ||||
| EE4 | 0.69 | ||||
| EE5 | 0.84 | ||||
| EE6 | 0.87 | ||||
| Social influence | SI1 | 0.87 | 0.67 | 0.79 | 0.50 |
| SI2 | 0.77 | ||||
| SI3 | 0.36 | ||||
| SI4 | 0.72 | ||||
| Facilitating conditions | FC1 | 0.64 | 0.77 | 0.83 | 0.45 |
| FC2 | 0.68 | ||||
| FC3 | 0.81 | ||||
| FC4 | 0.61 | ||||
| FC5 | 0.63 | ||||
| FC6 | 0.65 | ||||
| Hedonic motivation | HM1 | 0.95 | 0.94 | 0.96 | 0.89 |
| HM2 | 0.94 | ||||
| HM3 | 0.95 | ||||
| Attitude towards e-coaching chatbot | AC1 | 0.92 | 0.89 | 0.92 | 0.72 |
| AC2 | 0.88 | ||||
| AC3 | 0.92 | ||||
| AC4 | 0.9 | ||||
| AC5 | 0.55 | ||||
| Behavioural intent | BI1 | 0.94 | 0.92 | 0.95 | 0.82 |
| BI2 | 0.92 | ||||
| BI3 | 0.9 | ||||
| BI4 | 0.85 |
| Latent variable | Item | Loading | Cronbach’s alpha | Composite reliability | Average variance extracted (AVE) |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Optimism | O1 | 0.82 | 0.84 | 0.89 | 0.68 |
| O2 | 0.86 | ||||
| O3 | 0.82 | ||||
| O4 | 0.79 | ||||
| Proficiency | P1 | 0.71 | 0.76 | 0.85 | 0.58 |
| P2 | 0.8 | ||||
| P3 | 0.78 | ||||
| P4 | 0.76 | ||||
| Dependence | D1 | 0.89 | 0.81 | 0.89 | 0.73 |
| D2 | 0.81 | ||||
| D3 | 0.86 | ||||
| Vulnerability | Vul1 | 0.71 | 0.58 | 0.78 | 0.54 |
| Vul2 | 0.78 | ||||
| Vul3 | 0.72 | ||||
| Performance expectancy | PE1 | 0.87 | 0.93 | 0.95 | 0.78 |
| PE2 | 0.87 | ||||
| PE3 | 0.91 | ||||
| PE4 | 0.87 | ||||
| PE5 | 0.9 | ||||
| Effort expectancy | EE1 | 0.83 | 0.83 | 0.89 | 0.58 |
| EE2 | 0.45 | ||||
| EE3 | 0.82 | ||||
| EE4 | 0.69 | ||||
| EE5 | 0.84 | ||||
| EE6 | 0.87 | ||||
| Social influence | SI1 | 0.87 | 0.67 | 0.79 | 0.50 |
| SI2 | 0.77 | ||||
| SI3 | 0.36 | ||||
| SI4 | 0.72 | ||||
| Facilitating conditions | FC1 | 0.64 | 0.77 | 0.83 | 0.45 |
| FC2 | 0.68 | ||||
| FC3 | 0.81 | ||||
| FC4 | 0.61 | ||||
| FC5 | 0.63 | ||||
| FC6 | 0.65 | ||||
| Hedonic motivation | HM1 | 0.95 | 0.94 | 0.96 | 0.89 |
| HM2 | 0.94 | ||||
| HM3 | 0.95 | ||||
| Attitude towards e-coaching chatbot | AC1 | 0.92 | 0.89 | 0.92 | 0.72 |
| AC2 | 0.88 | ||||
| AC3 | 0.92 | ||||
| AC4 | 0.9 | ||||
| AC5 | 0.55 | ||||
| Behavioural intent | BI1 | 0.94 | 0.92 | 0.95 | 0.82 |
| BI2 | 0.92 | ||||
| BI3 | 0.9 | ||||
| BI4 | 0.85 |
Source(s): Authors’ own work
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