Study 1: Construct validation
| Construct | Factor loading |
|---|---|
| First wave: Pre-Christmas data collection | |
| Search for a fair price (Guiot and Roux, 2010) (CR: 0.676, AVE: 0.511) | |
| (1) I don’t want to pay more for a product just because it’s new | 0.669 |
| (2) By buying second hand, I feel I’m paying a fair price for things | 0.758 |
| Gratifying role of price (Guiot and Roux, 2010) (CR: 0.903, 0.757) | |
| (3) I can afford more things because I pay less second hand | 0.797 |
| (4) One can have more things for the same amount of money if one buys second hand | 0.922 |
| (5) I feel that I have lots of things for not much money by buying them second hand | 0.886 |
| Distance from system (Guiot and Roux, 2010) (CR: 0.799, AVE: 0.572) | |
| (6) By buying second hand, I feel like I’m escaping the (consumption) system | 0.770 |
| (7) Buying second hand is for me a revenge on the consumption system | 0.669 |
| (8) Buying second hand enables me to distance myself from the consumer society | 0.822 |
| Ethics and ecology (Guiot and Roux, 2010) (CR: 0.769, AVE: 0.625) | |
| (9) I enjoy buying second-hand because I don’t like objects being thrown away that can still be of use | 0.778 |
| (10) By buying second hand, I feel I’m helping to fight against waste | 0.803 |
| Treasure hunting (Guiot and Roux, 2010) (CR: 0.918, AVE: 0.738) | |
| (11) I like wandering around second-hand outlets because I always hope I’ll come across a real find | 0.861 |
| (12) I go to certain second-hand outlets to rummage around and try to find something | 0.865 |
| (13) I’m often on the look-out for a find when I go to certain second-hand outlets | 0.927 |
| (14) In certain second-hand outlets, I feel rather like a treasure hunter | 0.776 |
| Originality (Guiot and Roux, 2010) (CR: 0.766, AVE: 0.620) | |
| (15) I hope to come across articles that nobody else has | 0.794 |
| (16) I hope to come across original articles that are not found in mainstream stores | 0.781 |
| Purchase intention * (Hassan et al., 2016) (CR: 0.935, AVE: 0.878) | |
| (17) How likely are you to purchase second-hand Christmas gifts? | 0.960 |
| (18) How strong is your intention to buy second-hand Christmas gifts? | 0.913 |
| Green consumption values * (Haws et al., 2014) (CR: 0.934, AVE: 0.703) | |
| (19) It is important to me that the products I use do not harm the environment | 0.867 |
| (20) I consider the potential environmental impact of my actions when making many of my decisions | 0.906 |
| (21) My purchase habits are affected by my concern for our environment | 0.918 |
| (22) I am concerned about wasting the resources of our planet | 0.744 |
| (23) I would describe myself as environmentally responsible | 0.790 |
| (24) I am willing to be inconvenienced to take actions that are more environmentally friendly | 0.789 |
| Second wave: Post-Christmas data collection | |
| Purchase behaviour * | |
| (25) What percentage of the Christmas presents you bought were second-hand? | NA |
| Construct | Factor loading |
|---|---|
| (1) I don’t want to pay more for a product just because it’s new | 0.669 |
| (2) By buying second hand, I feel I’m paying a fair price for things | 0.758 |
| (3) I can afford more things because I pay less second hand | 0.797 |
| (4) One can have more things for the same amount of money if one buys second hand | 0.922 |
| (5) I feel that I have lots of things for not much money by buying them second hand | 0.886 |
| (6) By buying second hand, I feel like I’m escaping the (consumption) system | 0.770 |
| (7) Buying second hand is for me a revenge on the consumption system | 0.669 |
| (8) Buying second hand enables me to distance myself from the consumer society | 0.822 |
| (9) I enjoy buying second-hand because I don’t like objects being thrown away that can still be of use | 0.778 |
| (10) By buying second hand, I feel I’m helping to fight against waste | 0.803 |
| (11) I like wandering around second-hand outlets because I always hope I’ll come across a real find | 0.861 |
| (12) I go to certain second-hand outlets to rummage around and try to find something | 0.865 |
| (13) I’m often on the look-out for a find when I go to certain second-hand outlets | 0.927 |
| (14) In certain second-hand outlets, I feel rather like a treasure hunter | 0.776 |
| (15) I hope to come across articles that nobody else has | 0.794 |
| (16) I hope to come across original articles that are not found in mainstream stores | 0.781 |
| (17) How likely are you to purchase second-hand Christmas gifts? | 0.960 |
| (18) How strong is your intention to buy second-hand Christmas gifts? | 0.913 |
| (19) It is important to me that the products I use do not harm the environment | 0.867 |
| (20) I consider the potential environmental impact of my actions when making many of my decisions | 0.906 |
| (21) My purchase habits are affected by my concern for our environment | 0.918 |
| (22) I am concerned about wasting the resources of our planet | 0.744 |
| (23) I would describe myself as environmentally responsible | 0.790 |
| (24) I am willing to be inconvenienced to take actions that are more environmentally friendly | 0.789 |
| (25) What percentage of the Christmas presents you bought were second-hand? | |
* Indicates constructs included also in study 2
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