EFA scale development-pattern matrix (second round)
| Measured items | Factor | |||
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Affective (Cronbach's α = 0.966) | ||||
| DNF1: This brand arouses intense negative emotions | 0.964 | −0.074 | −0.020 | 0.053 |
| DNF4: I feel uncomfortable when I think about this brand | 0.899 | −0.019 | −0.075 | 0.012 |
| NED2: My negative feelings about this brand could show on my face | 0.853 | −0.071 | −0.115 | −0.022 |
| DNF5: I can use many negative words to describe my feelings towards the brand | 0.845 | 0.009 | 0.135 | 0.031 |
| NED3: People can tell my negative feelings about the brand from my face, body or voice | 0.842 | −0.113 | −0.059 | −0.019 |
| DNF2: I always feel critical about this brand | 0.838 | 0.131 | −0.006 | −0.041 |
| NED5: This brand can make me upset | 0.817 | −0.061 | −0.056 | 0.053 |
| NED1: I experience my negative emotions about this brand very strongly | 0.804 | 0.075 | 0.003 | 0.074 |
| DNF3: I cannot tolerate this brand | 0.804 | 0.106 | 0.101 | −0.058 |
| NED4: I cannot hide my negative feelings about this brand | 0.780 | 0.025 | −0.087 | −0.101 |
| NED6: People can read my negative feelings about this brand | 0.778 | −0.070 | 0.080 | 0.065 |
| DNF6: I detest this brand | 0.763 | 0.103 | 0.129 | −0.044 |
| Cognitive (Cronbach's α = 0.925) | ||||
| A2: If there is anything damning about the brand, I tend to notice it | 0.012 | 0.964 | 0.020 | −0.006 |
| A3: I become aware of anything negative about the brand | 0.028 | 0.911 | −0.012 | 0.007 |
| A4: I tend to observe anything negative about the brand | 0.101 | 0.910 | −0.037 | 0.000 |
| A1: My mind is attracted by anything critical about the brand | 0.025 | 0.858 | 0.021 | 0.025 |
| T5: I consider the negative issues related to the brand | 0.287 | 0.565 | 0.022 | 0.030 |
| Online destructive behaviour (Cronbach's α = 0.973) | ||||
| DB2: If I have the opportunity, I express online my negative thoughts to hurt or damage the brand | 0.034 | −0.039 | 0.971 | −0.010 |
| DB1: If I have the opportunity, I express online my negative feelings to hurt or damage the brand | −0.015 | 0.003 | 0.949 | −0.030 |
| DB4: If I have the opportunity, I post online negative views to hurt or damage the brand | 0.049 | −0.025 | 0.939 | 0.006 |
| DB3: If I have the opportunity, I share online negative comments I noticed to hurt or damage the brand | −0.044 | 0.045 | 0.904 | 0.008 |
| DB5: If I have the opportunity, I take part in online movements against the brand aiming to hurt or damage the brand | 0.006 | 0.020 | 0.898 | −0.029 |
| Online constructive behaviour (Cronbach's α = 0.916) | ||||
| CB2: If I have the opportunity, I express online my negative thoughts to help or improve the brand | 0.000 | −0.023 | −0.079 | 0.932 |
| CB4: If I have the opportunity, I post online negative views to help or improve the brand | 0.037 | −0.008 | −0.047 | 0.931 |
| CB3: If I have the opportunity, I share online negative comments to help or improve the brand | 0.047 | −0.057 | −0.006 | 0.916 |
| CB1: If I have the opportunity, I express online my negative feelings to help or improve the brand | −0.055 | 0.074 | −0.052 | 0.873 |
| CB5: If I have the opportunity, I take part in online movements against the brand to help or improve the brand | −0.021 | 0.082 | 0.273 | 0.656 |
| Measured items | Factor | |||
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Affective (Cronbach's | ||||
| DNF1: This brand arouses intense negative emotions | 0.964 | −0.074 | −0.020 | 0.053 |
| DNF4: I feel uncomfortable when I think about this brand | 0.899 | −0.019 | −0.075 | 0.012 |
| NED2: My negative feelings about this brand could show on my face | 0.853 | −0.071 | −0.115 | −0.022 |
| DNF5: I can use many negative words to describe my feelings towards the brand | 0.845 | 0.009 | 0.135 | 0.031 |
| NED3: People can tell my negative feelings about the brand from my face, body or voice | 0.842 | −0.113 | −0.059 | −0.019 |
| DNF2: I always feel critical about this brand | 0.838 | 0.131 | −0.006 | −0.041 |
| NED5: This brand can make me upset | 0.817 | −0.061 | −0.056 | 0.053 |
| NED1: I experience my negative emotions about this brand very strongly | 0.804 | 0.075 | 0.003 | 0.074 |
| DNF3: I cannot tolerate this brand | 0.804 | 0.106 | 0.101 | −0.058 |
| NED4: I cannot hide my negative feelings about this brand | 0.780 | 0.025 | −0.087 | −0.101 |
| NED6: People can read my negative feelings about this brand | 0.778 | −0.070 | 0.080 | 0.065 |
| DNF6: I detest this brand | 0.763 | 0.103 | 0.129 | −0.044 |
| Cognitive (Cronbach's | ||||
| A2: If there is anything damning about the brand, I tend to notice it | 0.012 | 0.964 | 0.020 | −0.006 |
| A3: I become aware of anything negative about the brand | 0.028 | 0.911 | −0.012 | 0.007 |
| A4: I tend to observe anything negative about the brand | 0.101 | 0.910 | −0.037 | 0.000 |
| A1: My mind is attracted by anything critical about the brand | 0.025 | 0.858 | 0.021 | 0.025 |
| T5: I consider the negative issues related to the brand | 0.287 | 0.565 | 0.022 | 0.030 |
| Online destructive behaviour (Cronbach's | ||||
| DB2: If I have the opportunity, I express online my negative thoughts to hurt or damage the brand | 0.034 | −0.039 | 0.971 | −0.010 |
| DB1: If I have the opportunity, I express online my negative feelings to hurt or damage the brand | −0.015 | 0.003 | 0.949 | −0.030 |
| DB4: If I have the opportunity, I post online negative views to hurt or damage the brand | 0.049 | −0.025 | 0.939 | 0.006 |
| DB3: If I have the opportunity, I share online negative comments I noticed to hurt or damage the brand | −0.044 | 0.045 | 0.904 | 0.008 |
| DB5: If I have the opportunity, I take part in online movements against the brand aiming to hurt or damage the brand | 0.006 | 0.020 | 0.898 | −0.029 |
| Online constructive behaviour (Cronbach's | ||||
| CB2: If I have the opportunity, I express online my negative thoughts to help or improve the brand | 0.000 | −0.023 | −0.079 | 0.932 |
| CB4: If I have the opportunity, I post online negative views to help or improve the brand | 0.037 | −0.008 | −0.047 | 0.931 |
| CB3: If I have the opportunity, I share online negative comments to help or improve the brand | 0.047 | −0.057 | −0.006 | 0.916 |
| CB1: If I have the opportunity, I express online my negative feelings to help or improve the brand | −0.055 | 0.074 | −0.052 | 0.873 |
| CB5: If I have the opportunity, I take part in online movements against the brand to help or improve the brand | −0.021 | 0.082 | 0.273 | 0.656 |
Source: Authors' own work
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