Table 1.

Psychometric properties and results of confirmatory factor analysis

ItemStandardized loadingsCronbach’s alphaComposite reliabilityAVE
Violation of quality maxima0.9190.9420.803
Distorted – accurate (r)
Altered – authentic (r)0.909
Fabricated – genuine (r)0.903
False – true (r)0.892
Violation of quantity maxima0.9410.9230.749
Uninformative – informative (r)0.888
Incomplete – complete (r)0.852
Nondisclosive – disclosive (r)0.909
Concealing – revealing (r)0.810
Violation of relevance maxim10.9010.9000.752
Inappropriate – appropriate (r)0.885
Nonapplicable – applicable (r)0.899
Impertinent – pertinent (r)0.815
Violation of clarity maxim10.9350.9360.787
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)b0.9400.9420.763
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)b0.9540.9540.777
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)b0.9010.9020.649
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 websitea0.9420.9430.801
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 intentionsb0.9460.9470.856
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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