Table A1

Measurement items

ConstructSourceItem wording
Seven-point Likert scale: 1 = “strongly disagree,” 7 = “strongly agree”
Self-presenceAdapted from Seo et al. (2017) SEP1: I felt like this character resembled me
SEP2: I felt like I identified with this character
SEP3: I felt like this character represented something in me
Self-explorative engagementAdapted from Huang and Liao (2017) SE1: I was able to try-on various expressions and poses
SE2: I was able to apply my previous try-on experiences to the experience with the virtual product
SE3: I was able to move the way I would in real life to inspect the product’s fit
Brand cognitive processingAdapted from Hollebeek et al. (2014) and McLean and Wilson (2019) BCP1: I was able to learn about the brand
BCP2: I thought a lot about the brand
BCP3: I was motivated to learn more about the brand
Seven-point semantic differential scale
Brand attitudeAdapted from Li et al. (2002) BA1: Bad/good
BA2: Unappealing/appealing
BA3: I do not like the brand/ I like the brand
Source: Authors’ own work

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