Table 3. Measurement model

Construct Dimension Item Factor loading CR AVE Cronbach α
Risk Perception1) Severity (SEV) SEV1 0.877 0.895 0.636 0.852
SEV2 0.888
SEV3 0.831
SEV4 0.631
SEV5 0.728
Susceptibility (SUS) SUS1 0.808 0.891 0.672 0.838
SUS2 0.753
SUS3 0.878
SUS4 0.836
Efficacy beliefs1) Self-efficacy (SELF) SELF3 0.758 0.803 0.586 0.661
SELF4 0.563
SELF5 0.931
Response efficacy (RES) RES1 0.660 0.836 0.508 0.759
RES2 0.793
RES3 0.678
RES4 0.812
RES5 0.598
Subjective norms (SUB) - SUB1 0.640 0.825 0.544 0.717
SUB2 0.776
SUB3 0.699
SUB4 0.822
Information seeking (INFO) - INFO1 0.772 0.920 0.698 0.891
INFO2 0.867
INFO3 0.861
INFO4 0.874
INFO5 0.797
Note. Second-order constructs.
CR, composite reliability; AVE, average variance extracted.