Questionnaire measurement scales and internal reliability of the constructs
| Constructs | Original scales | Adapted questionnaire scales | Cronbach’s α | Item-total correlation |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| OSL | Steenkamp and Baumgartner (1995) | OSL1: I like to try new and different things rather than continue doing the same old things | 0.856 | 0.685 |
| OSL2: I like a job that offers change, variety and travel, even if it involves some danger | 0.651 | |||
| OSL3: I like continually changing activities | 0.739 | |||
| OSL4: when things get boring, I like to find some new and unfamiliar experience | 0.695 | |||
| OSL5: I prefer an unpredictable way of life, full of change, to a routine one | 0.691 | |||
| Imagery | Babin and Burns (1998), Walters et al. (2012) | MI1: many images come to my mind | 0.929 | 0.813 |
| MI2: the mental images that come to mind are very clear | 0.881 | |||
| MI3: the mental images that come to mind form a series of events in my mind which I am a part of | 0.872 | |||
| Presence | Novak et al. (2000) | P1: I forget about my immediate surroundings when I use Facebook | 0.837 | 0.629 |
| P2: after using Facebook, I feel like I come back to the “real world” after a journey | 0.722 | |||
| P3: when I use Facebook, I feel I am in a world created by Facebook pages and resources | 0.676 | |||
| P4: when I use Facebook, my body is in the room, but my mind is inside the world created by the pages and resources I explore | 0.764 | |||
| Flow | Novak et al. (2000) | (Description of flow and instructions) | ||
| F1: I have experienced flow on Facebook | 0.883 | 0.795 | ||
| F2: most of the time I use Facebook I feel that I am in flow | 0.775 | |||
| F3: in general, how frequently would you say you have experienced “flow” when using Facebook? | 0.846 | |||
| Engagement | McQuarrie and Munson (1992) | E1: is important | 0.886 | 0.795 |
| E2: is relevant | 0.779 | |||
| E3: means a lot to me | 0.762 | |||
| Attitude | Childers et al. (2001) | A1: inferior – superior | 0.828 | 0.637 |
| A2: poor – excellent | 0.695 | |||
| A3: not worthwhile – worthwhile | 0.731 | |||
| Intention to continue | Moon and Kim (2001) | IC1: I will use Facebook on a regular basis in the future | 0.870 | 0.803 |
| IC2: I will frequently use Facebook in the future | 0.816 | |||
| IC3: I will strongly recommend others to use Facebook | 0.646 |
| Constructs | Original scales | Adapted questionnaire scales | Cronbach’s | Item-total correlation |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| OSL | OSL1: I like to try new and different things rather than continue doing the same old things | 0.856 | 0.685 | |
| OSL2: I like a job that offers change, variety and travel, even if it involves some danger | 0.651 | |||
| OSL3: I like continually changing activities | 0.739 | |||
| OSL4: when things get boring, I like to find some new and unfamiliar experience | 0.695 | |||
| OSL5: I prefer an unpredictable way of life, full of change, to a routine one | 0.691 | |||
| Imagery | MI1: many images come to my mind | 0.929 | 0.813 | |
| MI2: the mental images that come to mind are very clear | 0.881 | |||
| MI3: the mental images that come to mind form a series of events in my mind which I am a part of | 0.872 | |||
| Presence | P1: I forget about my immediate surroundings when I use Facebook | 0.837 | 0.629 | |
| P2: after using Facebook, I feel like I come back to the “real world” after a journey | 0.722 | |||
| P3: when I use Facebook, I feel I am in a world created by Facebook pages and resources | 0.676 | |||
| P4: when I use Facebook, my body is in the room, but my mind is inside the world created by the pages and resources I explore | 0.764 | |||
| Flow | (Description of flow and instructions) | |||
| F1: I have experienced flow on Facebook | 0.883 | 0.795 | ||
| F2: most of the time I use Facebook I feel that I am in flow | 0.775 | |||
| F3: in general, how frequently would you say you have experienced “flow” when using Facebook? | 0.846 | |||
| Engagement | E1: is important | 0.886 | 0.795 | |
| E2: is relevant | 0.779 | |||
| E3: means a lot to me | 0.762 | |||
| Attitude | A1: inferior – superior | 0.828 | 0.637 | |
| A2: poor – excellent | 0.695 | |||
| A3: not worthwhile – worthwhile | 0.731 | |||
| Intention to continue | IC1: I will use Facebook on a regular basis in the future | 0.870 | 0.803 | |
| IC2: I will frequently use Facebook in the future | 0.816 | |||
| IC3: I will strongly recommend others to use Facebook | 0.646 |
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