Table 1 Scales adopted Variable Items...

Table 1

Scales adopted

Variable	Items	Source
1. Purchase intention of cruelty free products	I would say positive things about cruelty-free products to other people	Adopted from Zeithmal et al. (1996) (with modifications)
	I would encourage friends and relatives to purchase cruelty-free products
	I would purchase more cruelty-free products in the next few years
	I will continue to purchase cruelty-free products even if their prices increase
	I will purchase cruelty-free cosmetic products even if their prices are higher than conventional cosmetic products
2. Westernisation	I often speak in English	Adopted from Stigler et al. (2014) (with modifications)
	I often speak in my mother tongue (Sinhala/Tamil)
	I prefer watching English movies and TV shows and listening to English songs over movies and TV shows and songs in my mother tongue
	I often eat western food (such as Pizza, Burgers)
	I often eat Sri Lankan food (such as Rice and Curry, Hoppers)
	I prefer wearing western clothing (such as jeans, t-shirts) over traditional Sri Lankan clothing (such as Sarongs, Osari)
3. Consumer empowerment	I have knowledge about fundamental consumer rights, consumer responsibilities and legislations protecting the interests of consumers	Adopted from ASEAN consumer empowerment index (with modifications)
	I have the ability to perform basic arithmetic operations deemed necessary for consumers to make informed purchase decisions, such as calculating prices
	I have the ability to interpret packaging information and can correctly identify and interpret various commonly used logos related to consumer information
	I have the habit of reading terms and conditions, disclaimers and other relevant consumer information
	I complain and seek redress in instances of unfair practices, and proactively participate in activities related to consumer protection
	I feel informed, protected and empowered as a consumer when participating in transactions in the market
4. Attitude-behaviour gap	I believe humans have the right to use animals for testing whether products are acceptable for human use	Adopted from Lombart and Louis (2014) (with modifications)
	I believe testing done with animals for cosmetic products is unnecessary and cruel
	I think too much fuss is made over the welfare of animals these days when there are many human problems that need to be solved
	I have a favourable attitude towards cosmetic products not tested on animals
	I appreciate cruelty-free cosmetic products

Variable	Items	Source
1. Purchase intention of cruelty free products	I would say positive things about cruelty-free products to other people	Adopted from Zeithmal et al. (1996)(with modifications)
	I would encourage friends and relatives to purchase cruelty-free products
	I would purchase more cruelty-free products in the next few years
	I will continue to purchase cruelty-free products even if their prices increase
	I will purchase cruelty-free cosmetic products even if their prices are higher than conventional cosmetic products
2. Westernisation	I often speak in English	Adopted from Stigler et al. (2014)(with modifications)
	I often speak in my mother tongue (Sinhala/Tamil)
	I prefer watching English movies and TV shows and listening to English songs over movies and TV shows and songs in my mother tongue
	I often eat western food (such as Pizza, Burgers)
	I often eat Sri Lankan food (such as Rice and Curry, Hoppers)
	I prefer wearing western clothing (such as jeans, t-shirts) over traditional Sri Lankan clothing (such as Sarongs, Osari)
3. Consumer empowerment	I have knowledge about fundamental consumer rights, consumer responsibilities and legislations protecting the interests of consumers	Adopted from ASEAN consumer empowerment index (with modifications)
	I have the ability to perform basic arithmetic operations deemed necessary for consumers to make informed purchase decisions, such as calculating prices
	I have the ability to interpret packaging information and can correctly identify and interpret various commonly used logos related to consumer information
	I have the habit of reading terms and conditions, disclaimers and other relevant consumer information
	I complain and seek redress in instances of unfair practices, and proactively participate in activities related to consumer protection
	I feel informed, protected and empowered as a consumer when participating in transactions in the market
4. Attitude-behaviour gap	I believe humans have the right to use animals for testing whether products are acceptable for human use	Adopted from Lombart and Louis (2014)(with modifications)
	I believe testing done with animals for cosmetic products is unnecessary and cruel
	I think too much fuss is made over the welfare of animals these days when there are many human problems that need to be solved
	I have a favourable attitude towards cosmetic products not tested on animals
	I appreciate cruelty-free cosmetic products

Source(s): Constructed by authors

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