Table 1.

Psychometric properties and results of confirmatory factor analysis

ItemStandardized loadingsCronbach’s alphaComposite reliabilityAVE
Violation of quality maxima 0.9190.9420.803
Distorted – accurate (r)    
Altered – authentic (r)0.909   
Fabricated – genuine (r)0.903   
False – true (r)0.892   
Violation of quantity maxima 0.9410.9230.749
Uninformative – informative (r)0.888   
Incomplete – complete (r)0.852   
Nondisclosive – disclosive (r)0.909   
Concealing – revealing (r)0.810   
Violation of relevance maxim1 0.9010.9000.752
Inappropriate – appropriate (r)0.885   
Nonapplicable – applicable (r)0.899   
Impertinent – pertinent (r)0.815   
Violation of clarity maxim1 0.9350.9360.787
Ambiguous – clear (r)0.781   
Indefinite – definite (r)0.945   
Vague – precise (r)0.896   
Obscure – straight forward (r)0.917   
Perceived customer manipulation (Restriction of autonomy)b 0.9400.9420.763
I felt free to do things my own way0.834   
I felt that I had a lot of control over my visiting experiences at this online shop0.816   
I believe that I had a choice over whether to buy the product0.883   
I felt like it was my own choice as to buy the product0.919   
I feel like I decided by myself0.912   
Perceived customer manipulation (Bad information quality)b 0.9540.9540.777
The information provided is consistent0.827   
The information provided is objective0.819   
The information provided is believable0.929   
The information provided is trustworthy0.931   
The information provided is credible0.899   
The information provided is reasonable0.877   
Perceived customer manipulation (Feeling tricked)b 0.9010.9020.649
To accomplish its own objectives, the online shop alters the facts slightly0.756   
To accomplish its own objectives, the online shop promises to do things without actually doing them0.790   
The online shop attempted to close the sale before all of my concerns were addressed0.829   
The online shop kept pushing me toward one product when I was interested in another0.911   
The online shop was more interested in selling me his or her recommendation than the product I wanted0.839   
Attitude toward the websitea 0.9420.9430.801
This website is bad – This website is good0.891   
I dislike this website – I like this website0.892   
I react unfavorably toward this website – I react favorably toward this website0.915   
I have negative feelings toward this website – I have positive feelings toward this website0.892   
Purchase intentionb    
How likely is it that you would have completed the purchase?    
Loyalty intentionsb 0.9460.9470.856
I will choose this online shop in the future0.915   
I will prefer to choose this online shop over other online shops0.936   
I will recommend this online shop to someone else0.924   
Perceived customer manipulation (second order)  0.7940.573
Restriction of autonomy0.695   
Bad information quality0.948   
Feeling tricked0.580   
Note(s):

a measured on semantic differential scales; b measured on seven-point Likert-scales; AVE = average variance extracted

Source(s): Authors’ own work

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