Table 1 Scale development.

From: The driving effects of non-functional requirements and psychological ownership of the environment on consumers’ green apparel purchase intention

Variables

Questions

References

Social belonging

Wearing green apparel shows off my membership to the environmental community.

Jain et al. 2024; Blijlevens and Hekkert 2019

 

Wearing green apparel communicates that I value the same things in life as other environmental advocates.

 
 

Wearing green apparel shows that I care about what environmental advocates think.

 

Social uniqueness

Wearing green apparel helps me to be unique towards other environmental advocates.

Liu et al. 2021; Blijlevens and Hekkert 2019

 

Wearing green apparel helps to emphasize my individuality towards other environmental advocates.

 
 

Wearing green apparel helps to distinguish myself from other environmental advocates.

 

Aesthetic pleasure

I think green apparel is attractive.

Blijlevens and Hekkert 2019; Blijlevens et al. 2017

 

I think green apparel is beautiful.

 
 

I think green apparel is pleasing to see.

 

Innovative perception

Wearing green apparel can show others that I am at the forefront of innovation.

Bakis and Kitapci 2023; Han at al. 2017

 

Wearing green apparel means that I am a trendsetter for environmentally friendly technologies.

 
 

Wearing green apparel characterizes me as a person who enjoys the benefits of innovation.

 

Attitude

I am interested in green apparel.

Bakis and Kitapci 2023; Han et al. 2017

 

I would like to treat green apparel as one of my purchase choices.

 
 

It gives me positive feeling to buy green apparel.

 

Purchase intention

I am willing to buy green apparel.

Bakis and Kitapci 2023; Han et al. 2017

 

When buying clothes, I will prefer green apparel.

 
 

I will probably buy green apparel in the future.

 

POE

I have a very strong sense of personal belonging to this environment.

Mishra et al. 2023

 

I feel that this environment is mine.

 
 

I have a strong sense of connection to this environment.

 
 

This environment has become a part of me.

 

ED

I think the product information on green apparel is well displayed.

Rausch and Kopplin 2021; Wang and Lee 2021

 

I think it is easy to find product information for green apparel.

 
 

I think there are many ways to get design details of green apparel.

 
  1. POE psychological ownership of the environment, ED exposure and display.