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Table 6 Factor correlations, variances, and latent means: two-factor model under the longitudinal strict invariance

From: (Re-)Designing a measure of student’s attitudes toward science: a longitudinal psychometric approach

 

VESF1

VESF2

VESF3

VESF4

VESF1

VESF2

VESF3

VESF4

VESF1

0.965

       

VESF2

0.732

1.101

      

VESF3

0.564

0.745

1.057

     

VESF4

0.615

0.714

0.813

1.106

    

SAF1

− 0.377

− 0.353

− 0.296

− 0.287

0.760

   

SAF2

− 0.312

− 0.342

− 0.251

− 0.268

0.353

0.817

  

SAF3

− 0.280

− 0.267

− 0.240

− 0.336

0.297

0.341

0.831

 

SAF4

− 0.246

− 0.221

− 0.289

− 0.287

0.250

0.293

0.362

0.701

Latent means

3.394

3.356

3.254

3.212

1.841

1.839

1.821

1.755

  1. VESF refers to the value and enjoyment of science factor. SAF refers to the science anxiety factor. Numbers 1–4 appending VESF and SAF refer to the time point