Table 2 Description of the scales used to estimate the latent variables
From: Can blockchain technology strengthen consumer preferences for credence attributes?
Constructs and sources of adoption | Measuring items | Mean | Median | SD |
|---|---|---|---|---|
Behaviour (Consumption frequency of craft beer) | Consumption frequency of filtered craft pale lager beer | 3.45 | 3.00 | 0.80 |
Consumption frequency of craft pale lager beer | 3.17 | 3.00 | 0.88 | |
Consumption frequency of filtered craft red beer | 2.89 | 3.00 | 0.94 | |
Consumption frequency of craft red beer | 2.72 | 3.00 | 0.98 | |
Consumption frequency of filtered craft dark beer | 2.85 | 3.00 | 0.94 | |
Consumption frequency of craft dark beer | 2.72 | 3.00 | 1.00 | |
Involvement in sustainable eating (Van Loo et al. 2017) | Sustainable eating is very important to me | 5.22 | 5.00 | 1.45 |
I care a lot about sustainable eating | 5.06 | 5.00 | 1.45 | |
Sustainable eating means a lot to me | 5.18 | 5.00 | 1.50 | |
I am very concerned about the sustainable-related consequences of what I eat | 5.08 | 5.00 | 1.49 | |
Beliefs about regional foods Adapted from (Van Ittersum et al. 2007) | Regional foods preserve a higher product quality | 5.66 | 6.00 | 1.21 |
Regional foods guarantee a constant product quality | 5.62 | 6.00 | 1.24 | |
Regional foods reduce the likelihood of fraudulent copycat products | 5.64 | 6.00 | 1.25 | |
PDO labels preserve product exclusivity | 5.49 | 6.00 | 1.28 | |
Trust in the food system (Adapted from Siegrist 2000) | How much do you trust the following components of the agri-food system: producers | 5.10 | 5.00 | 1.31 |
How much do you trust the following components of the agri-food system: retailers | 4.67 | 5.00 | 1.39 | |
How much do you trust the following components of the agri-food system: National and European regulators | 4.99 | 5.00 | 1.48 | |
Preference for local foods Adapted from (Shimp and Sharma 1987) | It is always best to purchase local food products | 5.35 | 6.00 | 1.45 |
Italians should not buy foreign food products, because this hurts local business | 4.76 | 5.00 | 1.70 | |
It may cost me in the long run but I prefer to support local food products | 5.40 | 6.00 | 1.32 |