Research Article
Modeling Age-Friendly Environment, Active Aging, and Social Connectedness in an Emerging Asian Economy
Table 4
Analysis of convergent validity of integrated model of age-friendly environment, active aging, and social connectedness.
| Variables | Convergent validity | Standardized factor loadings | Average variance extracted | Composite reliability | Cronbach’s alpha |
| () Outdoor spaces and buildings | | 0.66 | 0.86 | 0.85 | (a) Pavements are wide | 0.78 | | | | (b) Traffic signals for crossing | 0.84 | | | | (c) Recreational facilities | 0.83 | | | | () Transportation and housing | | 0.67 | 0.86 | 0.86 | (a) Accessible public toilets | 0.84 | | | | (b) Accessible public transportation | 0.84 | | | | (c) Free of pollution | 0.78 | | | | () Community support and health services | | 0.84 | 0.94 | 0.94 | (a) Physiotherapy services | 0.92 | | | | (b) Affordable medical care | 0.94 | | | | (c) Reachable health services | 0.90 | | | | () Age-friendly environment | | 0.74 | 0.90 | 0.89 | (a) Age-in-place | 0.78 | | | | (b) Ease of services to be delivered | 0.92 | | | | (c) Promote participation | 0.88 | | | | () Active aging | | 0.64 | 0.83 | 0.80 | (a) Satisfied with well-being | 0.96 | | | | (b) Quality of life meets my expectation | 0.86 | | | | (c) Life is good | 0.51 | | | | () Social connectedness | | 0.74 | 0.90 | 0.89 | (a) Disconnected from the world around me | 0.80 | | | | (b) Distant from people | 0.90 | | | | (c) Don’t feel related to anyone | 0.88 | | | |
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Note: values of average variance extracted and composite reliability are calculated manually through the below formulas: ; .
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