A Preliminary Validation of the Chinese Version of the Information Technology Identity Scale

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Table 1 Item Discrimination Analysis

Items	Group (M±SD)		t
	Low Grouping (n=123)	High Grouping (n=120)
Q1: When thinking about myself in relation to WPS, I feel confident.	2.51±1.04	4.70±0.62	20.075**
Q2: When thinking about myself in relation to WPS, I feel enthusiastic.	2.20±1.02	4.67±0.60	23.093**
Q3: When thinking about myself in relation to WPS, I feel energized.	2.24±1.00	4.68±0.62	22.853**
Q4: When thinking about myself in relation to WPS, I feel in synch with the software.	2.45±1.02	4.68±0.62	20.724**
Q5: When thinking about myself in relation to WPS, I feel close with the software.	2.24±0.92	4.68±0.50	25.743**
Q6: When thinking about myself in relation to WPS, I feel connected with the software.	2.19±0.93	4.60±0.57	24.508**
Q7: When thinking about myself in relation to WPS, I feel like I need the software.	2.45±1.07	4.65±0.57	20.130**
Q8: When thinking about myself in relation to WPS, I feel like I can count on the software.	2.51±1.13	4.78±0.51	20.364**
Q9: When thinking about myself in relation to WPS, I feel dependent on the software.	1.93±0.85	4.37±0.96	20.943**
Information Technology identity	20.72±6.05	41.82±3.12	34.298**

Notes: **p<0.01. Adapted with permission from Carter, Michelle, “Information Technology (IT) Identity: A Conceptualization, Proposed Measures, and Research Agenda” (2012). All Dissertations. 901. Available from: https://tigerprints.clemson.edu/all_dissertations/901.²

Figure 1 Three factors model.

Table 2 The Three-Factor Model Indexes

Common Index	Chi-Square Ratio of Degrees of Freedom χ^2/df	CFI	NFI	NNFI	TLI	IFI
Value	9.838	0.934	0.928	0.901	0.901	0.934

Table 3 Model AVE and CR Indexes Results

Factor	Average Variance Extraction (Ave Value)	Combination Reliability (CR Value)
Emotional Energy	0.739	0.894
Relatedness	0.751	0.899
Dependence	0.704	0.877

Table 4 Pearson Correlation and AVE Square Root Value

	Emotional Energy	Relatedness	Dependence
Emotional Energy	0.860
Relatedness	0.779	0.867
Dependence	0.674	0.777	0.839

Note: Diagonal number is the square root of AVE.

Table 5 Cronbach α Coefficient

Name	Alpha Coefficient of Deleted Item	Cronbach α Coefficient
Q1	0.935	0.939
Q2	0.933
Q3	0.93
Q4	0.934
Q5	0.929
Q6	0.928
Q7	0.932
Q8	0.932
Q9	0.936

Table 6 Reliability Coefficient of Each Subscale of IT Identity

Subscale	N	Cronbach α Coefficient
Emotional Energy	3	0.889
Relatedness	3	0.890
Dependence	3	0.875

Carter M. Information Technology (IT) Identity: A Conceptualization, Proposed Measures, and Research Agenda. Clemson University; 2012. Available from: https://tigerprints.clemson.edu/all_dissertations/901. Accessed March 22, 2022.

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