Items used in the questionnaire
| Item | References | |
|---|---|---|
| Impulse buying (offline and online) | ||
| IMPUL1 | I often buy things spontaneously | Kacen and Lee (2002), Rook and Fisher (1995) |
| IMPUL2 | “Just do it” describes the way I buy things | |
| IMPUL3 | I often buy things without thinking | |
| IMPUL4 | “I see it, I buy it” describes my shopping behaviour | |
| IMPUL5 | “Buy now, think about it later” describes my shopping behaviour | |
| IMPUL6 | Sometimes I feel like buying things on the spur-of-the-moment | |
| IMPUL7 | I buy things according to how I feel at the moment | |
| IMPUL8 | I carefully plan most of my purchases (reversed item) | |
| IMPUL9 | Sometimes I am a bit reckless about what I buy | |
| Encouraging and discouraging factors of online impulse buying: On the internet, compared with the physical store… | ||
| MOT1 | I care less about how much I spend when I use my credit card, so I tend to buy more spontaneously | Javadi et al. (2012), Kim and Eastin (2011), McDonald and Cranor (2010), Mihić and Kursan (2010), Peck and Childers (2006), Roberts and Jones (2001), Swinyard and Smith (2003) |
| MOT2 | I am able to make purchase anytime, so I tend to buy more spontaneously | |
| MOT3 | I can search and buy more easily, so I tend to buy more spontaneously | |
| MOT4 | There is a greater variety of clothes and accessories, so I tend to buy more spontaneously | |
| MOT5 | I can buy when nobody sees me, so I tend to buy more spontaneously | |
| MOT6 | I can buy alone and without company, so I tend to buy more spontaneously | |
| MOT7 | I can get promotions and discounts which make me buy more spontaneously | |
| MOT8 | Websites offer recommendations based on my previous purchases and this can make me buy more spontaneously | |
| DMOT1 | I can take as much time as I need to think of the purchase and take a decision, so I tend to control my impulses better | |
| DMOT2 | I cannot see, touch and try on the garments before buying them, so I tend to control my impulses better | |
| DMOT3 | The atmosphere of the physical store (music, aromas, lighting, product arrangement…) encourages me to buy more impulsively than in an online store (reversed item) | |
| DMOT4 | I tend to control my buying impulses better when there are shipping and refund costs | |
| DMOT5 | I usually visit several websites to search for information and compare prices of a product I like before making the shopping decision | |
| DMOT6 | I have to wait until the product is delivered, so I tend to control my impulses better | |
| DMOT7 | I like to fell the thrill of waiting for the product delivery when I buy it online | |
| Impulsiveness of social networks | ||
| IMP_SN1 | Social networks are a good source to inspire my purchases of clothing and accessories | Own development |
| IMP_SN2 | When I see a garment on a social network, I often search for it online to buy it | |
| IMP_SN3 | When I see a garment on a social network, I often search for it offline to buy it | |
| IMP_SN4 | Sometimes I have seen a garment on a social network from one of my contacts and I have felt the impulse of buying it | |
| IMP_SN5 | Sometimes I feel attracted by clothes and accessories shared by my contacts on social networks | |
| Item | References | |
|---|---|---|
| IMPUL1 | ||
| IMPUL2 | ||
| IMPUL3 | I often buy things without thinking | |
| IMPUL4 | “I see it, I buy it” describes my shopping behaviour | |
| IMPUL5 | “Buy now, think about it later” describes my shopping behaviour | |
| IMPUL6 | Sometimes I feel like buying things on the spur-of-the-moment | |
| IMPUL7 | I buy things according to how I feel at the moment | |
| IMPUL8 | ||
| IMPUL9 | Sometimes I am a bit reckless about what I buy | |
| MOT1 | I care less about how much I spend when I use my credit card, so I tend to buy more spontaneously | |
| MOT2 | I am able to make purchase anytime, so I tend to buy more spontaneously | |
| MOT3 | I can search and buy more easily, so I tend to buy more spontaneously | |
| MOT4 | There is a greater variety of clothes and accessories, so I tend to buy more spontaneously | |
| MOT5 | I can buy when nobody sees me, so I tend to buy more spontaneously | |
| MOT6 | I can buy alone and without company, so I tend to buy more spontaneously | |
| MOT7 | I can get promotions and discounts which make me buy more spontaneously | |
| MOT8 | Websites offer recommendations based on my previous purchases and this can make me buy more spontaneously | |
| DMOT1 | I can take as much time as I need to think of the purchase and take a decision, so I tend to control my impulses better | |
| DMOT2 | I cannot see, touch and try on the garments before buying them, so I tend to control my impulses better | |
| DMOT3 | The atmosphere of the physical store (music, aromas, lighting, product arrangement…) encourages me to buy more impulsively than in an online store (reversed item) | |
| DMOT4 | I tend to control my buying impulses better when there are shipping and refund costs | |
| DMOT5 | I usually visit several websites to search for information and compare prices of a product I like before making the shopping decision | |
| DMOT6 | I have to wait until the product is delivered, so I tend to control my impulses better | |
| DMOT7 | I like to fell the thrill of waiting for the product delivery when I buy it online | |
| IMP_SN1 | Social networks are a good source to inspire my purchases of clothing and accessories | Own development |
| IMP_SN2 | When I see a garment on a social network, I often search for it online to buy it | |
| IMP_SN3 | When I see a garment on a social network, I often search for it offline to buy it | |
| IMP_SN4 | Sometimes I have seen a garment on a social network from one of my contacts and I have felt the impulse of buying it | |
| IMP_SN5 | Sometimes I feel attracted by clothes and accessories shared by my contacts on social networks | |
Note: The items that were removed during the validation process of the scales (IMPUL1, IMPUL2 and IMPL8 of the offline impulse buying; IMPUL8 of the online impulse buying) appear in italics.
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