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Table 3

Results of exploratory factor analysis (EFA) and confirmatory factor analysis loadings (CFAs) for scale on coronavirus shopping anxiety

Item code	Scale items	EFA analysis results Eigenvalues >1 KMO = 0.920 Sig. Of Barlett's test of sphericity = 0.000 Total % of variance explained = 68.41%			Confirmatory factor analysis
		Communalities	EFA factor loadings		CFA factor loadings
		Communalities	a	b	a	b
SA1	I felt a great deal of anxiety of going to shops, because I fear I might catch virus	0.566	0.857		0.87
SA2	I had a great deal of anxiety that the hygiene protocols recommended by the CDC was not followed by the public at large	0.669	0.800		0.71
SA3	I felt a great deal of anxiety that if I touched something in a public space, I would catch the virus	0.729	0.778		0.88
SA4	I felt a great deal of anxiety that by touching any packet in the mail, I would catch virus	0.763	0.764		0.90
SA5	I had a great deal of anxiety that if my loved ones catch the virus, I will not be able to protect them	0.713	0.717		0.82
SA6	I always bought in bulk while shopping because of the anxiety of the shortage of products in the market	0.809	0.574*		–
SA7	I was stressed during online shopping for the durability and quality of the product	0.757		0.838		0.85
SA8	I was overwhelmed with the number of brands, substitutes available in online shopping	0.767		0.794		0.74
SA9	I had a great fear while buying an expensive product online	0.527		0.794		0.79
SA10	I had an intense fear of wasting my money while shopping online	0.678		0.792		0.83
SA11	I had a fear about the authenticity of the content present on the social media of a product which impacted my shopping	0.548		0.575*		-

Item code	Scale items	EFA analysis resultsEigenvalues >1 KMO = 0.920Sig. Of Barlett's test of sphericity = 0.000Total % of variance explained = 68.41%			Confirmatory factor analysis
		Communalities	EFA factor loadings		CFA factor loadings
		Communalities	a	b	a	b
SA1	I felt a great deal of anxiety of going to shops, because I fear I might catch virus	0.566	0.857		0.87
SA2	I had a great deal of anxiety that the hygiene protocols recommended by the CDC was not followed by the public at large	0.669	0.800		0.71
SA3	I felt a great deal of anxiety that if I touched something in a public space, I would catch the virus	0.729	0.778		0.88
SA4	I felt a great deal of anxiety that by touching any packet in the mail, I would catch virus	0.763	0.764		0.90
SA5	I had a great deal of anxiety that if my loved ones catch the virus, I will not be able to protect them	0.713	0.717		0.82
SA6	I always bought in bulk while shopping because of the anxiety of the shortage of products in the market	0.809	0.574*		–
SA7	I was stressed during online shopping for the durability and quality of the product	0.757		0.838		0.85
SA8	I was overwhelmed with the number of brands, substitutes available in online shopping	0.767		0.794		0.74
SA9	I had a great fear while buying an expensive product online	0.527		0.794		0.79
SA10	I had an intense fear of wasting my money while shopping online	0.678		0.792		0.83
SA11	I had a fear about the authenticity of the content present on the social media of a product which impacted my shopping	0.548		0.575*		-

Note(s): *items dropped from subsequent analysis