First-order CFA results (perceived platform usefulness and user participation behavior)
| Constructs | Standardized coefficients | t-value | R2 |
|---|---|---|---|
| Perceived platform usefulness (Adapted from Wang et al., 2012) (CR = 0.88; AVE = 0.65) Naturalista platform toolkit for … | |||
| (PU1) … information acquisition | – | – | – |
| (PU2) … information exchange | 0.62 | * | 0.40 |
| (PU3) … relationship development | 0.93 | 12.54 | 0.86 |
| (PU4) … relationship maintenance | 0.92 | 11.78 | 0.84 |
| (PU5) … social and emotional support | 0.70 | 10.48 | 0.50 |
| (PU6) … entertainment | – | – | – |
| User participation behavior (Adapted from Sigala, 2015b) (CR = 0.87; AVE = 0.57) How often do you … | |||
| (PB1) … contribute content (comments, photos, reviews, etc.) on Naturalista platform? | 0.70 | * | 0.50 |
| (PB2) … evaluate other’s content (identifications of observations/species, projects, etc.) on Naturalista platform? | 0.70 | 15.61 | 0.49 |
| (PB3) … update your profile (edit profile settings, observations, species, diary, lists, etc.) on Naturalista platform? | – | – | – |
| (PB4) … interact with other user’s (follow other observers, post in projects, comment or identify observations/species, etc.)? | 0.71 | 15.98 | 0.51 |
| (PB5) … visualize the observations/species from other’s? | 0.86 | 16.51 | 0.74 |
| (PB6) … read other’s identifications about observations/species on Naturalista platform? | 0.79 | 15.21 | 0.62 |
| Constructs | Standardized coefficients | t-value | |
|---|---|---|---|
| (PU1) … information acquisition | – | – | – |
| (PU2) … information exchange | 0.62 | * | 0.40 |
| (PU3) … relationship development | 0.93 | 12.54 | 0.86 |
| (PU4) … relationship maintenance | 0.92 | 11.78 | 0.84 |
| (PU5) … social and emotional support | 0.70 | 10.48 | 0.50 |
| (PU6) … entertainment | – | – | – |
| (PB1) … contribute content (comments, photos, reviews, etc.) on Naturalista platform? | 0.70 | * | 0.50 |
| (PB2) … evaluate other’s content (identifications of observations/species, projects, etc.) on Naturalista platform? | 0.70 | 15.61 | 0.49 |
| (PB3) … update your profile (edit profile settings, observations, species, diary, lists, etc.) on Naturalista platform? | – | – | – |
| (PB4) … interact with other user’s (follow other observers, post in projects, comment or identify observations/species, etc.)? | 0.71 | 15.98 | 0.51 |
| (PB5) … visualize the observations/species from other’s? | 0.86 | 16.51 | 0.74 |
| (PB6) … read other’s identifications about observations/species on Naturalista platform? | 0.79 | 15.21 | 0.62 |
Notes: (–) Item eliminated; (*) Parameter fixed at 1 to provide scale to the model
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