Overall, the introduction, logic development, and evaluation of validity/reliability with the inclusion of AVE and CR improved from the last submission.
However, the invariance section, multivariate assumptions, Cronbach’s alpha, and clarifying the evidence used for hypothesis testing need additional work. Specifically, sufficient evidence was not provided that included the indirect effects for mediation analysis, moderation analysis (evaluation of the interaction terms), and evidence of the mediated moderation analysis. Although syntax was provided in the Appendix, including the systems of equations, the narrative and interpretation of the analysis were not reflective of what was provided. Lastly, the narrative is very disorganized with the order of operations not followed. For instance, the EFA was discussed before the completion of data screening. In addition, mediation and Cook’s distance were discussed in the measurement section, making the report even more difficult to follow.
