Measurement items and factor’s loadings
| Construct | Item | Loading | Source |
|---|---|---|---|
| Performance expectancy | I find e-participation useful in my daily life | 0.87 | (Venkatesh et al., 2012) |
| Using e-participation helps me accomplish things more quickly | 0.88 | ||
| Using e-participation increases my productivity | 0.89 | ||
| Effort Expectancy | Learning how to use e-participation is easy for me | 0.83 | |
| My interaction with e-participation is clear and understandable | 0.90 | ||
| I find e-participation easy to use | 0.90 | ||
| It is easy for me to become skilful at using e-participation | 0.90 | ||
| Social Influence | People who are important to me think that I should use e-participation | 0.95 | |
| People who influence my behaviour think that I should use e-participation | 0.95 | ||
| People whose opinions that I value prefer that I use e-participation | 0.95 | ||
| Facilitating Conditions | I have the resources necessary to use e-participation | 0.75 | |
| I have the knowledge necessary to use e-participation | 0.88 | ||
| E-participation is compatible with other technologies I use | 0.90 | ||
| Intention to Use | I intend to continue using e-participation in the future | 0.91 | |
| I will always try to use e-participation in my daily life | 0.92 | ||
| I plan to continue to use e-participation frequently | 0.94 | ||
| Empowerment | Competence | (Kim and Gupta, 2014) | |
| I have mastered the skills necessary for using the e-participation | 0.96 | ||
| I am self-assured about my capabilities to use the e-participation | 0.97 | ||
| I am confident about my ability to use the e-participation | 0.98 | ||
| Meaning | |||
| The e-participation I use is very important to me | 0.97 | ||
| The e-participation I use is meaningful to me | 0.97 | ||
| My e-participation activities are personally meaningful to me | 0.96 | ||
| Impact | |||
| Based on e-participation usage, my impact on what happens in the community is large | 0.96 | ||
| Based on e-participation usage, I have significant influence over what happens in the community | 0.97 | ||
| Based on e-participation usage, I have a great deal of control over what happens in the community | 0.91 | ||
| Self-Determination | |||
| I have significant autonomy in determining how I use the e-participation | 0.96 | ||
| I have considerable opportunity for independence and freedom in how I use the e-participation | 0.95 | ||
| I can decide on my own how to go about using the e-participation | 0.94 | ||
| Intention to recommend | I will recommend to my friends to subscribe to e-participation | 0.92 | (Oliveira et al., 2016) |
| If I have a good experience with e-participation I will recommend friends to subscribe to the platform | 0.89 | ||
| I would recommend the e-participation to someone who seeks my advice | 0.94 | (Hoehle and Venkatesh, 2015b) |
| Construct | Item | Loading | Source |
|---|---|---|---|
| Performance expectancy | I find e-participation useful in my daily life | 0.87 | ( |
| Using e-participation helps me accomplish things more quickly | 0.88 | ||
| Using e-participation increases my productivity | 0.89 | ||
| Effort Expectancy | Learning how to use e-participation is easy for me | 0.83 | |
| My interaction with e-participation is clear and understandable | 0.90 | ||
| I find e-participation easy to use | 0.90 | ||
| It is easy for me to become skilful at using e-participation | 0.90 | ||
| Social Influence | People who are important to me think that I should use e-participation | 0.95 | |
| People who influence my behaviour think that I should use e-participation | 0.95 | ||
| People whose opinions that I value prefer that I use e-participation | 0.95 | ||
| Facilitating Conditions | I have the resources necessary to use e-participation | 0.75 | |
| I have the knowledge necessary to use e-participation | 0.88 | ||
| E-participation is compatible with other technologies I use | 0.90 | ||
| Intention to Use | I intend to continue using e-participation in the future | 0.91 | |
| I will always try to use e-participation in my daily life | 0.92 | ||
| I plan to continue to use e-participation frequently | 0.94 | ||
| Empowerment | Competence | ( | |
| I have mastered the skills necessary for using the e-participation | 0.96 | ||
| I am self-assured about my capabilities to use the e-participation | 0.97 | ||
| I am confident about my ability to use the e-participation | 0.98 | ||
| Meaning | |||
| The e-participation I use is very important to me | 0.97 | ||
| The e-participation I use is meaningful to me | 0.97 | ||
| My e-participation activities are personally meaningful to me | 0.96 | ||
| Impact | |||
| Based on e-participation usage, my impact on what happens in the community is large | 0.96 | ||
| Based on e-participation usage, I have significant influence over what happens in the community | 0.97 | ||
| Based on e-participation usage, I have a great deal of control over what happens in the community | 0.91 | ||
| Self-Determination | |||
| I have significant autonomy in determining how I use the e-participation | 0.96 | ||
| I have considerable opportunity for independence and freedom in how I use the e-participation | 0.95 | ||
| I can decide on my own how to go about using the e-participation | 0.94 | ||
| Intention to recommend | I will recommend to my friends to subscribe to e-participation | 0.92 | ( |
| If I have a good experience with e-participation I will recommend friends to subscribe to the platform | 0.89 | ||
| I would recommend the e-participation to someone who seeks my advice | 0.94 | ( |
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