Internal consistency reliability, individual item reliability and convergent validity of the measurement model
| Construct | Cron-bach's α | Dillon–Goldstein's ρ | First eigenvalue | Second eigenvalue | AVE* | Item | Weight* | Loading* | Communality* |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Convenience (C) | 0.913 | 0.929 | 4.970 | 0.828 | 0.619 (0.621) | (C1) Buying at [online retailer/app] is an efficient way to manage my time (Mathwick et al., 2001) | 0.183 (0.154) | 0.749 (0.744) | 0.561 (0.553) |
| (C2) Shopping from [online retailer/app] makes my life easier (Mathwick et al., 2001) | 0.182 (0.166) | 0.829 (0.831) | 0.687 (0.691) | ||||||
| (C3) Buying at [online retailer/app] enables me to accomplish my shopping tasks faster (Eom and Lu, 2019) | 0.180 (0.158) | 0.805 (0.808) | 0.649 (0.653) | ||||||
| (C4) At [online retailer/app], I can find what I want without having to look elsewhere (Beauchamp and Ponder, 2010) | 0.192 (0.156) | 0.777 (0.763) | 0.604 (0.582) | ||||||
| (C5) At [online retailer/app], it takes a minimal amount of effort on my part to get what I want (Duarte et al., 2018) | 0.181 (0.169) | 0.834 (0.836) | 0.695 (0.698) | ||||||
| (C6) [Online retailer/app] quickly delivers what I order (Parasuraman et al., 2005) | 0.166 (0.146) | 0.737 (0.740) | 0.542 (0.547) | ||||||
| (C7) [Online retailer/app] promptly takes care of product exchanges and returns (Seiders et al., 2007) | 0.172 (0.154) | 0.755 (0.765) | 0.570 (0.586) | ||||||
| (C8) Any purchase problems I experience are quickly resolved by [online retailer/app] (Seiders et al., 2007) | 0.173 (0.165) | 0.804 (0.813) | 0.647 (0.661) | ||||||
| Personalisation (S) | 0.869 | 0.920 | 2.380 | 0.364 | 0.792 (0.792) | (P1) [Online retailer/app] is able to meet my personal needs (Zhang et al., 2019) | 0.301 (0.373) | 0.868 (0.871) | 0.753 (0.758) |
| (P2) [Online retailer/app] understands my preferences and recommends interesting information to me (Zhang et al., 2019) | 0.310 (0.360) | 0.894 (0.891) | 0.800 (0.794) | ||||||
| (P3) [Online retailer/app] offers me personalized service (Zhang et al., 2019) | 0.317 (0.390) | 0.907 (0.908) | 0.823 (0.825) | ||||||
| Knowledge sharing (KS) | 0.863 | 0.916 | 2.350 | 0.363 | 0.784 (0.785) | (KS1) [Online retailer/app] is open to my suggestions about its existing products or ideas about new services (Ranjan and Read, 2016) | 0.349 (0.368) | 0.880 (0.886) | 0.774 (0.784) |
| (KS2) [Online retailer/app] provides me with a suitable environment and opportunities to me to offer suggestions and ideas (Ranjan and Read, 2016) | 0.364 (0.373) | 0.894 (0.896) | 0.799 (0.803) | ||||||
| (KS3) I would willingly spend time and make an effort to share my ideas and suggestions with [online retailer/app] in order to help it improve its services and processes (Ranjan and Read, 2016) | 0.372 (0.388) | 0.882 (0.876) | 0.778 (0.767) | ||||||
| Equity (EQ) | 0.854 | 0.902 | 2.790 | 0.543 | 0.695 (0.697) | (EQ1) [Online retailer/app] has easy access to information about my preferences (Ranjan and Read, 2016) | 0.297 (0.278) | 0.783 (0.765) | 0.614 (0.585) |
| (EQ2) [Online retailer/app] considers my role to be as important as its own (Ranjan and Read, 2016) | 0.317 (0.313) | 0.857 (0.852) | 0.734 (0.727) | ||||||
| (EQ3) [Online retailer/app]'s processes are aligned with my requirements (i.e. the way I wish them to be) (Ranjan and Read, 2016) | 0.284 (0.300) | 0.854 (0.868) | 0.729 (0.753) | ||||||
| (EQ4) We the customers share an equal role in determining the final outcome of [online retailer/app]'s processes (Ranjan and Read, 2016) | 0.292 (0.306) | 0.838 (0.850) | 0.703 (0.723) | ||||||
| Dialogue (D) | 0.865 | 0.908 | 2.850 | 0.460 | 0.711 (0.713) | (D1) [Online retailer/app] lets me express my specific requirements at my convenience (Ranjan and Read, 2016) | 0.279 (0.309) | 0.843 (0.853) | 0.711 (0.727) |
| (D2) [Online retailer/app] conveys relevant information (Ranjan and Read, 2016) | 0.282 (0.292) | 0.851 (0.856) | 0.724 (0.732) | ||||||
| (D3) [Online retailer/app] offers sufficient consumer interaction (Ranjan and Read, 2016) | 0.283 (0.297) | 0.843 (0.842) | 0.711 (0.709) | ||||||
| (D4) In order to get the maximum benefit from [online retailer/app], I have to play a proactive role (i.e. I have to apply my skills, knowledge, time, etc.) (Ranjan and Read, 2016) | 0.294 (0.285) | 0.837 (0.825) | 0.700 (0.681) | ||||||
| Conscious attention (CA) | 0.882 | 0.927 | 2.430 | 0.326 | 0.808 (0.809) | (CA1) Anything related to [online retailer/app] grabs my attention (Vivek et al., 2014) | 0.327 (0.365) | 0.894 (0.890) | 0.798 (0.792) |
| (CA2) I like learning more about [online retailer/app] (Vivek et al., 2014) | 0.318 (0.361) | 0.885 (0.890) | 0.783 (0.792) | ||||||
| (CA3) I pay a lot of attention to anything about [online retailer/app] (Vivek et al., 2014) | 0.339 (0.386) | 0.918 (0.917) | 0.842 (0.841) | ||||||
| Absorption (A) | 0.909 | 0.936 | 3.140 | 0.384 | 0.784 (0.786) | (A1) (When I interact with [online retailer/app]…) I forget everything else around me (Dessart et al., 2016) | 0.286 (0.286) | 0.902 (0.898) | 0.813 (0.806) |
| (A2) Time flies (Dessart et al., 2016) | 0.257 (0.275) | 0.828 (0.848) | 0.685 (0.720) | ||||||
| (A3) I get carried away (Dessart et al., 2016) | 0.290 (0.302) | 0.910 (0.914) | 0.829 (0.835) | ||||||
| (A4) It is difficult to step away (Dessart et al., 2016) | 0.297 (0.265) | 0.900 (0.884) | 0.810 (0.781) | ||||||
| Affective engagement (AE) | 0.889 | 0.923 | 3.000 | 0.419 | 0.747 (0.750) | (AE1) I feel very positive when I shop at [online retailer/app] (Hollebeek et al., 2014) | 0.307 (0.289) | 0.874 (0.862) | 0.764 (0.744) |
| (AE2) Shopping at [online retailer/app] makes me happy (Hollebeek et al., 2014) | 0.290 (0.290) | 0.876 (0.888) | 0.767 (0.789) | ||||||
| (AE3) I feel good when I shop at [online retailer/app] (Hollebeek et al., 2014) | 0.260 (0.291) | 0.850 (0.871) | 0.722 (0.758) | ||||||
| (AE4) I'm proud to shop at [online retailer/app] (Hollebeek et al., 2014) | 0.307 (0.285) | 0.857 (0.841) | 0.734 (0.708) | ||||||
| Information search activation (IA) | 0.851 | 0.910 | 2.310 | 0.427 | 0.769 (0.771) | (IA1) I ask [online retailer/app] questions (Dessart et al., 2016) | 0.286 (0.372) | 0.816 (0.842) | 0.665 (0.710) |
| (IA2) I look for ideas or information from [online retailer/app] (Dessart et al., 2016) | 0.334 (0.366) | 0.905 (0.894) | 0.818 (0.799) | ||||||
| (IA3) I ask for help from [online retailer/app] (Dessart et al., 2016) | 0.344 (0.401) | 0.908 (0.897) | 0.825 (0.804) | ||||||
| Shopping activation (SA) | 0.859 | 0.914 | 2.340 | 0.392 | 0.779 (0.780) | (SA1) I spend a lot of time shopping at [online retailer/app], compared to other online stores (Hollebeek et al., 2014) | 0.352 (0.392) | 0.901 (0.896) | 0.811 (0.802) |
| (SA2) Whenever I'm shopping for certain types of products, I usually shop at [online retailer/app] (Hollebeek et al., 2014) | 0.352 (0.391) | 0.909 (0.904) | 0.826 (0.817) | ||||||
| (SA3) [Online retailer/app] is one of the retailers where I usually shop when I buy certain products (Hollebeek et al., 2014) | 0.303 (0.348) | 0.836 (0.848) | 0.698 (0.720) | ||||||
| CLV | 0.805 | 0.885 | 2.160 | 0.495 | 0.720 (0.719) | (CLV1) How likely are you to buy from [online retailer/app] in the future? (Grewal et al., 2004) | 0.298 (0.333) | 0.812 (0.795) | 0.660 (0.632) |
| (CLV2) My purchases at [online retailer/app] make me content (Kumar and Pansari, 2016) | 0.333 (0.430) | 0.885 (0.888) | 0.783 (0.789) | ||||||
| (CLV3) Owning the products (or using the services) from [online retailer/app] makes me happy (Kumar and Pansari, 2016) | 0.311 (0.411) | 0.846 (0.859) | 0.716 (0.738) | ||||||
| Customer referral value (CRV) | 0.905 | 0.940 | 2.520 | 0.262 | 0.839 (0.840) | (CRV1) I promote [online retailer/app] to my friends and relatives because of the incentives they give me (Kumar and Pansari, 2016) | 0.321 (0.344) | 0.912 (0.904) | 0.832 (0.817) |
| (CRV2) In addition to the value I derive from the product, the incentives they give me also encourage me to refer [online retailer/app] to my friends and relatives (Kumar and Pansari, 2016) | 0.318 (0.392) | 0.918 (0.929) | 0.843 (0.862) | ||||||
| (CRV3) I enjoy referring [online retailer/app] because of the incentives they give me (Kumar and Pansari, 2016) | 0.316 (0.355) | 0.918 (0.916) | 0.843 (0.840) | ||||||
| Customer influencer value (CIV) | 0.874 | 0.923 | 2.400 | 0.341 | 0.799 (0.799) | (CIV1) I love talking about my experience with [online retailer/app] (Kumar and Pansari, 2016) | 0.310 (0.366) | 0.889 (0.885) | 0.790 (0.784) |
| (CIV2) I discuss the benefits that I get from [online retailer/app] with others (Kumar and Pansari, 2016) | 0.314 (0.367) | 0.907 (0.907) | 0.823 (0.823) | ||||||
| (CIV3) I feel I am part of [online retailer/app] and mention it in my conversations (Kumar and Pansari, 2016) | 0.311 (0.385) | 0.885 (0.889) | 0.784 (0.791) | ||||||
| Customer knowledge value (CKV) | 0.908 | 0.935 | 3.130 | 0.380 | 0.782 (0.783) | (CKV1) I will let [online retailer/app] know how that they can better serve my needs (Hamilton et al., 2016) | 0.272 (0.296) | 0.876 (0.880) | 0.767 (0.774) |
| (CKV2) I make constructive suggestions to [online retailer/app] on how to improve (Hamilton et al., 2016) | 0.281 (0.291) | 0.904 (0.904) | 0.818 (0.817) | ||||||
| (CKV3) If I have a useful idea on how to improve the product and/or service, I give it to [online retailer/app] (Hamilton et al., 2016) | 0.276 (0.272) | 0.896 (0.893) | 0.803 (0.798) | ||||||
| (CKV4) When I experience a problem with [online retailer/app], I let them know so they can improve (Hamilton et al., 2016) | 0.263 (0.271) | 0.861 (0.862) | 0.742 (0.743) |
| Construct | Cron-bach's | Dillon–Goldstein's | First eigenvalue | Second eigenvalue | AVE* | Item | Weight* | Loading* | Communality* |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Convenience (C) | 0.913 | 0.929 | 4.970 | 0.828 | 0.619 (0.621) | (C1) Buying at [online retailer/app] is an efficient way to manage my time ( | 0.183 (0.154) | 0.749 (0.744) | 0.561 (0.553) |
| (C2) Shopping from [online retailer/app] makes my life easier ( | 0.182 (0.166) | 0.829 (0.831) | 0.687 (0.691) | ||||||
| (C3) Buying at [online retailer/app] enables me to accomplish my shopping tasks faster ( | 0.180 (0.158) | 0.805 (0.808) | 0.649 (0.653) | ||||||
| (C4) At [online retailer/app], I can find what I want without having to look elsewhere ( | 0.192 (0.156) | 0.777 (0.763) | 0.604 (0.582) | ||||||
| (C5) At [online retailer/app], it takes a minimal amount of effort on my part to get what I want ( | 0.181 (0.169) | 0.834 (0.836) | 0.695 (0.698) | ||||||
| (C6) [Online retailer/app] quickly delivers what I order ( | 0.166 (0.146) | 0.737 (0.740) | 0.542 (0.547) | ||||||
| (C7) [Online retailer/app] promptly takes care of product exchanges and returns ( | 0.172 (0.154) | 0.755 (0.765) | 0.570 (0.586) | ||||||
| (C8) Any purchase problems I experience are quickly resolved by [online retailer/app] ( | 0.173 (0.165) | 0.804 (0.813) | 0.647 (0.661) | ||||||
| Personalisation (S) | 0.869 | 0.920 | 2.380 | 0.364 | 0.792 (0.792) | (P1) [Online retailer/app] is able to meet my personal needs ( | 0.301 (0.373) | 0.868 (0.871) | 0.753 (0.758) |
| (P2) [Online retailer/app] understands my preferences and recommends interesting information to me ( | 0.310 (0.360) | 0.894 (0.891) | 0.800 (0.794) | ||||||
| (P3) [Online retailer/app] offers me personalized service ( | 0.317 (0.390) | 0.907 (0.908) | 0.823 (0.825) | ||||||
| Knowledge sharing (KS) | 0.863 | 0.916 | 2.350 | 0.363 | 0.784 (0.785) | (KS1) [Online retailer/app] is open to my suggestions about its existing products or ideas about new services ( | 0.349 (0.368) | 0.880 (0.886) | 0.774 (0.784) |
| (KS2) [Online retailer/app] provides me with a suitable environment and opportunities to me to offer suggestions and ideas ( | 0.364 (0.373) | 0.894 (0.896) | 0.799 (0.803) | ||||||
| (KS3) I would willingly spend time and make an effort to share my ideas and suggestions with [online retailer/app] in order to help it improve its services and processes ( | 0.372 (0.388) | 0.882 (0.876) | 0.778 (0.767) | ||||||
| Equity (EQ) | 0.854 | 0.902 | 2.790 | 0.543 | 0.695 (0.697) | (EQ1) [Online retailer/app] has easy access to information about my preferences ( | 0.297 (0.278) | 0.783 (0.765) | 0.614 (0.585) |
| (EQ2) [Online retailer/app] considers my role to be as important as its own ( | 0.317 (0.313) | 0.857 (0.852) | 0.734 (0.727) | ||||||
| (EQ3) [Online retailer/app]'s processes are aligned with my requirements (i.e. the way I wish them to be) ( | 0.284 (0.300) | 0.854 (0.868) | 0.729 (0.753) | ||||||
| (EQ4) We the customers share an equal role in determining the final outcome of [online retailer/app]'s processes ( | 0.292 (0.306) | 0.838 (0.850) | 0.703 (0.723) | ||||||
| Dialogue (D) | 0.865 | 0.908 | 2.850 | 0.460 | 0.711 (0.713) | (D1) [Online retailer/app] lets me express my specific requirements at my convenience ( | 0.279 (0.309) | 0.843 (0.853) | 0.711 (0.727) |
| (D2) [Online retailer/app] conveys relevant information ( | 0.282 (0.292) | 0.851 (0.856) | 0.724 (0.732) | ||||||
| (D3) [Online retailer/app] offers sufficient consumer interaction ( | 0.283 (0.297) | 0.843 (0.842) | 0.711 (0.709) | ||||||
| (D4) In order to get the maximum benefit from [online retailer/app], I have to play a proactive role (i.e. I have to apply my skills, knowledge, time, etc.) ( | 0.294 (0.285) | 0.837 (0.825) | 0.700 (0.681) | ||||||
| Conscious attention (CA) | 0.882 | 0.927 | 2.430 | 0.326 | 0.808 (0.809) | (CA1) Anything related to [online retailer/app] grabs my attention ( | 0.327 (0.365) | 0.894 (0.890) | 0.798 (0.792) |
| (CA2) I like learning more about [online retailer/app] ( | 0.318 (0.361) | 0.885 (0.890) | 0.783 (0.792) | ||||||
| (CA3) I pay a lot of attention to anything about [online retailer/app] ( | 0.339 (0.386) | 0.918 (0.917) | 0.842 (0.841) | ||||||
| Absorption (A) | 0.909 | 0.936 | 3.140 | 0.384 | 0.784 (0.786) | (A1) (When I interact with [online retailer/app]…) I forget everything else around me ( | 0.286 (0.286) | 0.902 (0.898) | 0.813 (0.806) |
| (A2) Time flies ( | 0.257 (0.275) | 0.828 (0.848) | 0.685 (0.720) | ||||||
| (A3) I get carried away ( | 0.290 (0.302) | 0.910 (0.914) | 0.829 (0.835) | ||||||
| (A4) It is difficult to step away ( | 0.297 (0.265) | 0.900 (0.884) | 0.810 (0.781) | ||||||
| Affective engagement (AE) | 0.889 | 0.923 | 3.000 | 0.419 | 0.747 (0.750) | (AE1) I feel very positive when I shop at [online retailer/app] ( | 0.307 (0.289) | 0.874 (0.862) | 0.764 (0.744) |
| (AE2) Shopping at [online retailer/app] makes me happy ( | 0.290 (0.290) | 0.876 (0.888) | 0.767 (0.789) | ||||||
| (AE3) I feel good when I shop at [online retailer/app] ( | 0.260 (0.291) | 0.850 (0.871) | 0.722 (0.758) | ||||||
| (AE4) I'm proud to shop at [online retailer/app] ( | 0.307 (0.285) | 0.857 (0.841) | 0.734 (0.708) | ||||||
| Information search activation (IA) | 0.851 | 0.910 | 2.310 | 0.427 | 0.769 (0.771) | (IA1) I ask [online retailer/app] questions ( | 0.286 (0.372) | 0.816 (0.842) | 0.665 (0.710) |
| (IA2) I look for ideas or information from [online retailer/app] ( | 0.334 (0.366) | 0.905 (0.894) | 0.818 (0.799) | ||||||
| (IA3) I ask for help from [online retailer/app] ( | 0.344 (0.401) | 0.908 (0.897) | 0.825 (0.804) | ||||||
| Shopping activation (SA) | 0.859 | 0.914 | 2.340 | 0.392 | 0.779 (0.780) | (SA1) I spend a lot of time shopping at [online retailer/app], compared to other online stores ( | 0.352 (0.392) | 0.901 (0.896) | 0.811 (0.802) |
| (SA2) Whenever I'm shopping for certain types of products, I usually shop at [online retailer/app] ( | 0.352 (0.391) | 0.909 (0.904) | 0.826 (0.817) | ||||||
| (SA3) [Online retailer/app] is one of the retailers where I usually shop when I buy certain products ( | 0.303 (0.348) | 0.836 (0.848) | 0.698 (0.720) | ||||||
| CLV | 0.805 | 0.885 | 2.160 | 0.495 | 0.720 (0.719) | (CLV1) How likely are you to buy from [online retailer/app] in the future? ( | 0.298 (0.333) | 0.812 (0.795) | 0.660 (0.632) |
| (CLV2) My purchases at [online retailer/app] make me content ( | 0.333 (0.430) | 0.885 (0.888) | 0.783 (0.789) | ||||||
| (CLV3) Owning the products (or using the services) from [online retailer/app] makes me happy ( | 0.311 (0.411) | 0.846 (0.859) | 0.716 (0.738) | ||||||
| Customer referral value (CRV) | 0.905 | 0.940 | 2.520 | 0.262 | 0.839 (0.840) | (CRV1) I promote [online retailer/app] to my friends and relatives because of the incentives they give me ( | 0.321 (0.344) | 0.912 (0.904) | 0.832 (0.817) |
| (CRV2) In addition to the value I derive from the product, the incentives they give me also encourage me to refer [online retailer/app] to my friends and relatives ( | 0.318 (0.392) | 0.918 (0.929) | 0.843 (0.862) | ||||||
| (CRV3) I enjoy referring [online retailer/app] because of the incentives they give me ( | 0.316 (0.355) | 0.918 (0.916) | 0.843 (0.840) | ||||||
| Customer influencer value (CIV) | 0.874 | 0.923 | 2.400 | 0.341 | 0.799 (0.799) | (CIV1) I love talking about my experience with [online retailer/app] ( | 0.310 (0.366) | 0.889 (0.885) | 0.790 (0.784) |
| (CIV2) I discuss the benefits that I get from [online retailer/app] with others ( | 0.314 (0.367) | 0.907 (0.907) | 0.823 (0.823) | ||||||
| (CIV3) I feel I am part of [online retailer/app] and mention it in my conversations ( | 0.311 (0.385) | 0.885 (0.889) | 0.784 (0.791) | ||||||
| Customer knowledge value (CKV) | 0.908 | 0.935 | 3.130 | 0.380 | 0.782 (0.783) | (CKV1) I will let [online retailer/app] know how that they can better serve my needs ( | 0.272 (0.296) | 0.876 (0.880) | 0.767 (0.774) |
| (CKV2) I make constructive suggestions to [online retailer/app] on how to improve ( | 0.281 (0.291) | 0.904 (0.904) | 0.818 (0.817) | ||||||
| (CKV3) If I have a useful idea on how to improve the product and/or service, I give it to [online retailer/app] ( | 0.276 (0.272) | 0.896 (0.893) | 0.803 (0.798) | ||||||
| (CKV4) When I experience a problem with [online retailer/app], I let them know so they can improve ( | 0.263 (0.271) | 0.861 (0.862) | 0.742 (0.743) |
Note(s): *Values yielded by the analysis of individual item reliability and convergent validity with a linear approach are shown in brackets
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