Table 2

Items and reliability for measurement instruments (study 1/study 2)

Instrument/itemsStandardised factor loadingsCronbach's αComposite reliabilityAVE
Trustac 0.962/0.9830.964/0.9830.816/0.906
Company A can generally be trusted0.92/0.95   
I trust Company A0.92/0.96   
I have great confidence in Company A0.89/0.95   
Company A has high integrity0.89/0.95   
I can depend on Company A to do the right thing0.89/0.95   
Company A can be relied upon0.91/0.95   
Corporate credibility – expertisea,c 0.935/0.9440.941/0.9450.843/0.853
Company A has a great amount of experience0.84/0.91   
Company A is skilled in what they do0.94/0.92   
Company A has great expertise0.97/0.94   
Attitude towards the firmb,c 0.958/0.9830.958/0.9830.822/0.921
Unfavourable/Favourable0.87/0.95   
Negative/Positive0.95/0.96   
Bad/good0.93/0.97   
Unpleasant/Pleasant0.91/0.96   
Dislike very much/Like very much0.87/0.96   
Purchase intentionb,d −/0.975−/0.975−/0.907
Definitely would not intend to open a bank account at Bank B/Definitely would intend to open a bank account at Bank B−/0.97   
Very low interest in opening a bank account at Bank B/Very high interest in opening a bank account at Bank B−/0.94   
Definitely would not open a bank account at Bank B/Definitely would open a bank account at Bank B−/0.94   
Probably would not open a bank account at Bank B/Probably would open a bank account at Bank B−/0.96   
Note(s)
a

Scales anchored between strongly disagree (1) and strongly agree (7)

b

Scales anchored between the two opposite extremes

c

Scales adapted to reflect Company A in Study 1, and Bank B/Sugar mill B/Fuel distributor B/Truck manufacturer B for Study 2

d

Scale adapted to reflect manipulation variations: “purchase sugar from Sugar Mill B's brand”, “purchase fuel from Fuel Distributor B's station” and “purchase a new car from Truck Manufacturer B”

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