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

Table 4

Standardized estimates of the scale items.

Loadings of the items on relevant constructs	Estimates
I use Facebook
To make a lot of new friends through this platform ← make new social ties	0.75
To add friends of friends as new friends ← make new social ties	0.76
To allow strangers to add me as a friend ← make new social ties	0.78
To communicate with my existing friends ← make existing social ties	0.70
To find old friends with whom I have lost contact ← make existing social ties	0.61
To access and share information on social issues ← seeking & sharing information	0.67
To access and share academic information ← seeking & sharing information	0.63
To access and share sports information ← seeking & sharing information	0.70
To read and post jokes ← recreation & entertainment	0.67
To watch and share funny videos ← recreation & entertainment	0.87
To record what I do in life ← self-documentation	0.80
To record what I have learned ← self-documentation	0.83
To record where I have been ← self-documentation	0.80
To show my personality ← self-expression	0.86
To tell others about myself ← self-expression	0.77