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Table 6 Discriminant validity and concurrent validity for the five-factor integrative model
Items/criteria | Satisfaction with Life | Satisfaction with school | Positive affect | Negative affect | Eudemonia |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
Discriminant validity: item-factor loadings and reliability | |||||
 (i) Item-factor loadings > 0.50 | Pass | Pass | Pass | Pass | Pass |
 (ii) Alpha | 0.86 | 0.82 | 0.83 | 0.77 | 0.86 |
(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 | – |
 Eudemonia | 0.425 | 0.395 | 0.458 | 0.288 | 1.00 |
(iv) Discriminant validity: AVE | |||||
 AVE > .50 | 0.467 | 0.601 | 0.559 | 0.463 | 0.682 |
(v) AVE-SV Criterion (shared variance matrix) | |||||
 AVE | 0.467 | 0.601 | 0.559 | 0.463 | 0.682 |
 Satisfaction with Life | 1.00 | – | – | – | – |
 Satisfaction with School | 0.660 | 1.00 | – | – | – |
 Positive affect | 0.194 | 0.158 | 1.00 | – | – |
 Negative Affect | 0.104 | 0.060 | 0.088 | 1.00 | – |
 Eudemonia | 0.154 | 0.139 | 0.217 | 0.072 | 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) | 0.553*** (0.541, .564) | − 0.406*** (− 0.420, − 0.393) | 0.459*** (0.448, 0.470) |