Table 5. Heterotrait–monotrait (HTMT)...

Table 5.

Heterotrait–monotrait (HTMT) inference

Constructs	Original sample (O)	Sample mean (M)	2.5%	97.5%
Continuity ↔ AI clone avoidance	0.392	0.396	0.238	0.546
Credibility ↔ AI clone avoidance	0.638	0.637	0.517	0.744
Credibility ↔ Continuity	0.768	0.769	0.669	0.860
Hate emotion ↔ AI clone avoidance	0.856	0.856	0.799	0.905
Hate emotion ↔ Continuity	0.349	0.355	0.206	0.503
Hate emotion ↔ Credibility	0.612	0.612	0.493	0.719
Ideological incompatibility ↔ AI clone avoidance	0.745	0.746	0.642	0.826
Ideological incompatibility ↔ Continuity	0.597	0.598	0.454	0.728
Ideological incompatibility ↔ Credibility	0.801	0.801	0.722	0.870
Ideological incompatibility ↔ Hate emotion	0.686	0.686	0.581	0.775
Integrity ↔ AI clone avoidance	0.660	0.661	0.547	0.756
Integrity ↔ Continuity	0.690	0.690	0.554	0.807
Integrity ↔ Credibility	0.952	0.951	0.899	0.997
Integrity ↔ Hate emotion	0.651	0.651	0.550	0.741
Integrity ↔ Ideological incompatibility	0.882	0.883	0.831	0.927
Negative WOM ↔ AI clone avoidance	0.542	0.542	0.416	0.658
Negative WOM ↔ Continuity	0.185	0.195	0.083	0.339
Negative WOM ↔ Credibility	0.343	0.341	0.200	0.475
Negative WOM ↔ Hate emotion	0.752	0.752	0.656	0.837
Negative WOM ↔ Ideological incompatibility	0.386	0.386	0.247	0.521
Negative WOM ↔ Integrity	0.365	0.364	0.224	0.495
Non-engagement ↔ AI clone avoidance	0.722	0.723	0.607	0.815
Non-engagement ↔ Continuity	0.624	0.625	0.492	0.742
Non-engagement ↔ Credibility	0.787	0.787	0.711	0.854
Non-engagement ↔ Hate emotion	0.648	0.648	0.531	0.749
Non-engagement ↔ Ideological incompatibility	0.965	0.965	0.919	0.997
Non-engagement ↔ Integrity	0.859	0.859	0.802	0.909
Non-engagement ↔ Negative WOM	0.360	0.359	0.214	0.497
Reliability ↔ AI clone avoidance	0.709	0.709	0.615	0.791
Reliability ↔ Continuity	0.600	0.601	0.451	0.736
Reliability ↔ Credibility	0.863	0.863	0.798	0.920
Reliability ↔ Hate emotion	0.673	0.673	0.573	0.761
Reliability ↔ Ideological incompatibility	0.940	0.940	0.894	0.977
Reliability ↔ Integrity	0.932	0.932	0.895	0.963
Reliability ↔ Negative WOM	0.377	0.376	0.237	0.510
Reliability ↔ Non-engagement	0.895	0.896	0.826	0.950
Symbolism ↔ AI clone avoidance	0.704	0.704	0.600	0.789
Symbolism ↔ Continuity	0.637	0.639	0.496	0.765
Symbolism ↔ Credibility	0.881	0.881	0.819	0.935
Symbolism ↔ Hate emotion	0.674	0.675	0.570	0.765
Symbolism ↔ Ideological incompatibility	0.899	0.899	0.847	0.942
Symbolism ↔ Integrity	0.943	0.943	0.907	0.975
Symbolism ↔ Negative WOM	0.374	0.373	0.234	0.506
Symbolism ↔ Non-engagement	0.872	0.872	0.808	0.925
Symbolism ↔ Reliability	0.958	0.958	0.924	0.986

Constructs	Original sample (O)	Sample mean (M)	2.5%	97.5%
Continuity ↔ AI clone avoidance	0.392	0.396	0.238	0.546
Credibility ↔ AI clone avoidance	0.638	0.637	0.517	0.744
Credibility ↔ Continuity	0.768	0.769	0.669	0.860
Hate emotion ↔ AI clone avoidance	0.856	0.856	0.799	0.905
Hate emotion ↔ Continuity	0.349	0.355	0.206	0.503
Hate emotion ↔ Credibility	0.612	0.612	0.493	0.719
Ideological incompatibility ↔ AI clone avoidance	0.745	0.746	0.642	0.826
Ideological incompatibility ↔ Continuity	0.597	0.598	0.454	0.728
Ideological incompatibility ↔ Credibility	0.801	0.801	0.722	0.870
Ideological incompatibility ↔ Hate emotion	0.686	0.686	0.581	0.775
Integrity ↔ AI clone avoidance	0.660	0.661	0.547	0.756
Integrity ↔ Continuity	0.690	0.690	0.554	0.807
Integrity ↔ Credibility	0.952	0.951	0.899	0.997
Integrity ↔ Hate emotion	0.651	0.651	0.550	0.741
Integrity ↔ Ideological incompatibility	0.882	0.883	0.831	0.927
Negative WOM ↔ AI clone avoidance	0.542	0.542	0.416	0.658
Negative WOM ↔ Continuity	0.185	0.195	0.083	0.339
Negative WOM ↔ Credibility	0.343	0.341	0.200	0.475
Negative WOM ↔ Hate emotion	0.752	0.752	0.656	0.837
Negative WOM ↔ Ideological incompatibility	0.386	0.386	0.247	0.521
Negative WOM ↔ Integrity	0.365	0.364	0.224	0.495
Non-engagement ↔ AI clone avoidance	0.722	0.723	0.607	0.815
Non-engagement ↔ Continuity	0.624	0.625	0.492	0.742
Non-engagement ↔ Credibility	0.787	0.787	0.711	0.854
Non-engagement ↔ Hate emotion	0.648	0.648	0.531	0.749
Non-engagement ↔ Ideological incompatibility	0.965	0.965	0.919	0.997
Non-engagement ↔ Integrity	0.859	0.859	0.802	0.909
Non-engagement ↔ Negative WOM	0.360	0.359	0.214	0.497
Reliability ↔ AI clone avoidance	0.709	0.709	0.615	0.791
Reliability ↔ Continuity	0.600	0.601	0.451	0.736
Reliability ↔ Credibility	0.863	0.863	0.798	0.920
Reliability ↔ Hate emotion	0.673	0.673	0.573	0.761
Reliability ↔ Ideological incompatibility	0.940	0.940	0.894	0.977
Reliability ↔ Integrity	0.932	0.932	0.895	0.963
Reliability ↔ Negative WOM	0.377	0.376	0.237	0.510
Reliability ↔ Non-engagement	0.895	0.896	0.826	0.950
Symbolism ↔ AI clone avoidance	0.704	0.704	0.600	0.789
Symbolism ↔ Continuity	0.637	0.639	0.496	0.765
Symbolism ↔ Credibility	0.881	0.881	0.819	0.935
Symbolism ↔ Hate emotion	0.674	0.675	0.570	0.765
Symbolism ↔ Ideological incompatibility	0.899	0.899	0.847	0.942
Symbolism ↔ Integrity	0.943	0.943	0.907	0.975
Symbolism ↔ Negative WOM	0.374	0.373	0.234	0.506
Symbolism ↔ Non-engagement	0.872	0.872	0.808	0.925
Symbolism ↔ Reliability	0.958	0.958	0.924	0.986

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