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Table IV

Evidence of convergent validity and discriminant validity

	CFA
Subscale/Item	Factor loading	Residual
Convergent validity evidence
Collective value
Item 1. Family expectation	0.72*	0.49*
Item 2. Peer influence	0.90*	0.19*
Item 3. Social trend	0.67*	0.55*
Item 4. Job-seeking term	0.52*	0.73*
Composite reliability	0.80
Personal value
Item 5. Knowledge exploration	0.83*	0.31*
Item 6. Development of in-depth thinking	0.91*	0.17*
Item 7. Self-exploration and self-actualization	0.78*	0.40*
Composite reliability	0.88
Discriminant validity evidence
Collective value	0.51	0.05
Personal value	0.22	0.71

	CFA
Subscale/Item	Factor loading	Residual
Convergent validity evidence
Collective value
Item 1. Family expectation	0.72*	0.49*
Item 2. Peer influence	0.90*	0.19*
Item 3. Social trend	0.67*	0.55*
Item 4. Job-seeking term	0.52*	0.73*
Composite reliability	0.80
Personal value
Item 5. Knowledge exploration	0.83*	0.31*
Item 6. Development of in-depth thinking	0.91*	0.17*
Item 7. Self-exploration and self-actualization	0.78*	0.40*
Composite reliability	0.88
Discriminant validity evidence
Collective value	0.51	0.05
Personal value	0.22	0.71

Notes: n=365. CFA, confirmatory factor analysis. *p<0.05