Research Article

Development and Validation of a Scale for Measuring Motivations to Use Facebook: Results of Second-Order Confirmatory Factor Analysis

Table 3


Latent variableObserved variablePath coefficients ()()

Motives for using FacebookMaking new social ties0.620.38
Maintain existing social ties0.590.35
Seeking & sharing information0.650.42
Recreation & entertainment0.580.34
Self-documentation0.820.67
Self-expression0.780.61

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