International Journal of STEM Education

Table 2 Measurement model for STEM media consumption

From: The role of media in influencing students’ STEM career interest

	β	SE	Sig
TV/GAME
TV	1.000	0.000	***
Video	1.063	0.007	***
Games	1.061	0.008	***
READ
Non-fiction	1.000	0.000	***
Fiction	1.026	0.012	***
APP
Social media	1.000	0.000	***
Apps	0.989	0.005	***
Blog	1.018	0.005	***
Coding	0.901	0.006	***
Covariation
TV
READ	0.505	0.006	***
APP	0.630	0.006	***
READ
APP	0.480	0.007	***

The observed items are categorical variables. Therefore, probit coefficients are calculated using WLSMV estimator. *p < 0.05; **p < 0.01; ***p < 0.001 after Bonferroni p value adjustment due to multiple comparisons

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