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. 2021 Jul 16;16(7):e0254880. doi: 10.1371/journal.pone.0254880

Table 5. Descriptive statistics and measurement characteristics for variables.

Variable Scale description Number of items Reliability Mean SD
ROS-Intrinsic Personal (IP) 5-point Likert-like 11 0.88 4.22 0.53
ROS-Extrinsic social (ES) 5-point Likert-like 3 0.87 2.79 0.99
EPQ Idealism 9-point Likert-like 4 0.66 7.2 1.22
EPQ Relativism 9-point Likert-like 7 0.80 6.29 1.46
Animal Issue Scale (AIS) 5-point Likert-like 31 0.91 2.54 0.52
    Animal use 5-point Likert-like 4 0.66 3.1 0.65
    Integrity destruction 5-point Likert-like 4 0.78 2.37 0.79
    Killing-welfare deprivation 5-point Likert-like 7 0.87 2.09 0.76
    Experiment 5-point Likert-like 3 0.82 3 0.83
    Genetic change 5-point Likert-like 4 0.8 3.3 0.75
    Harm for environmental issues 5-point Likert-like 4 0.75 2.37 0.79
    Harm for social issues 5-point Likert-like 5 0.84 2.11 0.76

*Using pearson correlation coefficient instead of Cronbach alpha, considering that the scale consists of only two items.