Table 1

Measurement model assessment (stage 1 and stage 2)

Constructs and measurement itemsOuter loadingsCArho_aCRAVE
Item codeItem label
1st stage: assessment of lower-order reflective constructs
Emotional intelligence (WLEIS scale developed by Wong and Law (2002) 
Self-emotion appraisal (EIsea) 0.8590.8620.9050.704
EIsea1I have a good sense of why I have certain feelings most of the time.0.848    
EIsea2I have good understanding of my own emotions.0.841    
EIsea3I really understand what I feel.0.880    
EIsea4I always know whether or not I am happy.0.786    
Others’ emotion appraisal (EIoea) 0.8230.8240.8830.655
EIoea5I always know my friends’ emotions from their behaviour.0.782    
EIoea6I am a good observer of others’ emotions.0.856    
EIoea7I am sensitive to the feelings and emotions of others.0.749    
EIoea8I have good understanding of the emotions of people around me.0.844    
Use of emotion (EIuoe) 0.8320.8350.8880.665
EIuoe9I always set goals for myself and then try my best to achieve them.0.803    
EIuoe10I always tell myself I am a competent person.0.797    
EIuoe11I am a self-motivated person.0.848    
Eluoe12I would always encourage myself to try my best.0.812    
Regulation of emotions (EIroe) 0.8930.9010.9260.757
EIroe13I am capable to control my temper so that I can handle difficulties rationally.0.837    
EIroe14I am quite capable of controlling my own emotions.0.905    
EIroe15I can always calm down quickly when I am very angry.0.836    
EIroe16I have good control of my own emotions.0.900    
Consumer perceived value of purchasing or renting second-hand clothing online (scale adapted from Baek and Oh (2021))
Functional value (FV) 0.8790.8800.9260.806
FV1Renting clothing/buying second-hand clothing online enables me to get the garments I want more quickly.0.882    
FV2Renting clothing/buying second-hand clothing online enhances my effectiveness in getting the garments I want.0.890    
FV3Renting clothing/buying second-hand clothing online enables me to get the garments I want more easily.0.921    
Economic value (EV) 0.8230.8250.8830.653
EV4I can use more clothing because I pay less for renting clothing/buying second-hand clothing.0.821    
EV5One can wear more clothing for the same amount of money if one rents clothing/buys second-hand clothing.0.824    
EV6I feel that I have lots of clothing for not much money by renting them/buying second-hand clothing.0.805    
EV7I don’t want to pay more for clothing just because it’s new.Item removed
EV8By renting clothing/buying second-hand clothing. I feel l I’m paying a fair price for clothing.0.781    
Social value (SV) 0.8320.8320.9230.857
SV9Renting clothing/buying second-hand clothing online helps me feel accepted.0.926    
SV10Renting clothing/buying second-hand clothing online makes a good impression on other people.0.925    
Emotional value (EMV) 0.9280.9320.9460.778
EMV11I found it to be fun to rent clothing/buy second-hand clothing online.0.836    
EMV12I enjoy renting clothing/buying second-hand clothing online.0.901    
EMV13Renting clothing/buying second-hand clothing online is a real pleasure.0.908    
EMV14Renting clothing/buying second-hand clothing online is enjoyable.0.907    
EMV15Renting clothing/buying second-hand clothing online is a great play activity.0.854    
Green value (GV) 0.8930.8930.9330.824
GV16Renting clothing/buying second-hand clothing online reduces pollution.0.885    
GV17Renting clothing/buying second-hand clothing online is important to save natural resources.0.927    
GV18Renting clothing/buying second-hand clothing online saves land that is used as dumpsites for clothing disposal.0.910    
Behavioural intentions (scale adapted from Aycock et al. (2023) and Baek and Oh (2021))
Willingness to recommend (WilRec) 0.9360.9370.9540.838
WilRec1I am willing to share positive things about renting clothing/buying second-hand clothing online.0.909    
WilRec2I am willing to share with others the website/mobile app I use to rent clothing/buy second-hand clothing.0.911    
WilRec3I am willing to introduce others to rent/shop for online second-hand clothing.0.925    
WilRec4I am willing to recommend the rental buying second-hand clothing online service to my friends.0.916    
Intentions to purchase or rent (Intent) 0.9500.9500.9620.834
Intent5The likelihood of me renting clothing/buying second-hand clothing online is high.0.909    
Intent6My willingness to rent clothing/buy second-hand clothing online is high.0.901    
Intent7The probability that I would consider renting clothing/buying second-hand clothing online is high.0.923    
Intent8I am willing to use the rental/buying second-hand clothing online service.0.906    
Intent9The likelihood I would use the rental/buying second-hand clothing online service is high.0.926    
2nd stage: assessment of higher-order reflective constructs
Emotional intelligence (EI_HOC) 0.8100.8480.8710.629
EIseaSelf-emotion appraisal0.827    
EIoeaOthers’ emotion appraisal0.828    
EIuoeUse of emotion0.802    
EIroeRegulation of emotions0.709    
Behavioural intentions (BInt_HOC) 0.8350.8470.9230.858
WilRecWillingness to recommend0.915    
IntentIntentions to purchase or rent0.937    

Source(s): Authors’ own work

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