Table 4 R2 and construct reliability and validity.

From: The chain mediating role of critical thinking and AI self-efficacy in GenAI usage competence and engineering students’ creativity

 

AISE

CT

ESC

GUC

R2

Moderate explanatory power

Weak explanatory power

Moderate explanatory power

 

Q2

High predictive relevance

Medium predictive relevance

High predictive relevance

Medium predictive relevance

SRMR

Accepted

NFI

Good fit

GOF

High fit

  1. The coefficient of determination was R2; construct reliability and validity included Cronbach’s alpha, composite reliability, and AVE; and the measure of predictive relevance was Q2. R2 ≥ 0.75: Strong explanatory power; 0.50 ≤ R2 < 0.75: Moderate explanatory power; 0.25 ≤ R2 < 0.50: Weak explanatory power; R2 < 0.25: Very weak explanatory power. Q2 ≥ 0: Minimum threshold (indicates predictive relevance); Q2 > 0.35: High predictive relevance; 0.15 < Q2 ≤ 0.35: Medium predictive relevance; Q2 ≤ 0.15: Low predictive relevance. GOF ≥ 0.10: Poor fit; GOF ≥ 0.25: Medium fit; GOF ≥ 0.36: High fit. AISE = Artificial Intelligence Self-Efficacy; CT = Critical Thinking; ESC = Engineering Students’ Creativity; GUC = Generative Artificial Intelligence Usage Competence. SRMR = Standardized Root Mean Square Residual. A commonly accepted cut-off value is SRMR < 0.08. NFI = Normed Fit Index. NFI value > 0.90 indicates a Good Fit.