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Table 12 Convergent validity indicators and reliability of research variables

From: The role of rural–urban linkages in perceived environmental effects of farmers for participation in sustainable food security plans

Hidden variables

Cronbach's Alpha

rho_A

Composite reliability (CR)

AVE

R2

Training

0.768

0.812

0.863

0.679

0.054

Knowledge and skills

0.757

0.791

0.890

0.802

0.829

Accessing to resources

0.866

0.874

0.909

0.715

0.461

Institutionalism

0.772

0.834

0.865

0.684

0.091

Empowerment affected by rural–urban linkages

0.853

0.857

0.901

0.696

0.538

Perceived environmental–ecological effects from the plans

0.735

0.745

0.834

0.558

0.114

Perceived political–cultural effects from the plans

0.810

0.849

0.859

0.511

0.576

Perceived socio-economic effects from the plans

0.910

0.910

0.933

0.735

0.713

Participation in the sustainable food security plans

0.820

0.824

0.881

0.649

0.558

  1. Source: Research findings, 2020