2.2. Measures of Latent Variables

Based on the theoretical framework, this study designs a complete set of measurement indicators around government information, attitudes, participation capabilities, attention, and organisational support. The questionnaire design adopts the Likert five-level scale method to obtain data. Points one through five indicate the degree from low to high (see Table 1 for specific measurement indicators and scale test results). For the measurement of the depth of participation, this study uses the main governance content proposed in the three-year action plan for the advancement of the rural residential environment in China (toilet revolution, domestic waste treatment, domestic sewage treatment, agricultural waste cleaning, infrastructure management, and protection). The depth of farmers’ participation in the rural human settlement environment is measured by the number of projects they participate in.

Reliability and validity test.

KMO = 0.839 Bartlett = 8904.395 DF = 120 Sig. = 0.000