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Maybe you should not use standard PLS algorithm, but OrdPLSc or non-metric PLS is more appropriate.

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Several studies have shown an error specification of direction indicator constructs. So that re-testing is needed.

Maybe you need to read the latest books and journals in the PLS literature.

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See later chapters of Cepeda et al. (2018) for testing multiple of the mediating effect.

More detailed explanation about ordinal variable can be viewed later on PLS Handbook, edited (2018). I think, this algorithm will be added.

Author = Hair, J. F., Hollingsworth, C.L., Randolph, A. B., & Chong, A.
Title = An updated and expanded assessment of PLS-SEM in information systems research
Journal = Industrial Management & Data Systems
Year = 2017
Volume = 117
Issue = 3
Pages = 1-18

Author = Magnanensi, Jérémy., Bertrand, Frédéric., Maumy-Bertrand, Myriam & Meyer, Nicolas .
Title = A new universal resample-stable bootstrap-based stopping criterion for PLS component construction
Journal = Statistics and Computing
Year = 2017
Volume = 27
Issue = 3
Pages = 757–774

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Author = Henseler, Jörg
Title = Bridging Design and Behavioral Research With Variance-Based Structural Equation Modeling
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Year = 2017
Volume = 46
Issue = 1
Pages = 1-15