Table 5 Discriminant validity and concurrent validity for the four-factor hedonic model

Discriminant validity: item-factor loadings and reliability

 (i) Item-factor loadings > .50

Pass

Pass

Pass

Pass

 (ii) Alpha

0.86

0.82

0.83

0.77

(iii) Discriminant validity: HTMT_.85

 Satisfaction with Life

1.00

–

–

–

 Satisfaction with School

0.785

1.00

–

–

 Positive Affect

0.463

0.398

1.00

–

 Negative Affect

0.345

0.259

0.284

1.00

(iv) Discriminant Validity: AVE

 AVE > .50

0.457

0.601

0.559

0.463

(v) AVE-SV Criterion (Shared variance matrix)

 AVE

0.457

0.601

0.559

0.463

 Satisfaction with Life .457

1.00

–

–

–

 Satisfaction with School .601

0.659

1.00

–

–

 Positive Affect .559

0.193

0.158

1.00

–

 Negative Affect .463

0.103

0.060

0.087

1.00

Concurrent validity

 Factor correlation w/OLS (L and U 95% CI)

0.431***

(0.418, 0.444)

0.410***

(0.397, 0.422)

0.552***

(0.541, 0.564)

− 0.407***

(− 0.420, − 0.393)