Table 2.
Means and standard deviations of the items of the ACSS scale, Consumer’s Shopping Avoidance Behaviour (CSAB) and Compulsive Buying Follow-up Scale (CBFS).
| Acceptance of Cosmetic Surgery Scale—ACSS Items | M | SD |
|---|---|---|
| 1- It makes sense to have minor cosmetic surgery rather than spending years feeling bad about the way you look | 5.03 | 1.823 |
| 2- Cosmetic surgery is a good thing because it can help people feel better about themselves | 5.02 | 1.596 |
| 4- People who are very unhappy with their physical appearance should consider cosmetic surgery as one option | 4.23 | 1.622 |
| 5- If cosmetic surgery can make someone happier with the way they look, then they should try it | 4.66 | 1.517 |
| 14- Cosmetic surgery can be a big benefit to people’s self-image | 4.89 | 1.733 |
| Intrapersonal (Alpha = 0.885) | 23.83 | 6.876 |
| 9- I would seriously consider having cosmetic surgery if my partner thought it was a good idea | 1.72 | 1.323 |
| 11- I would think about having cosmetic surgery in order to keep looking young | 2.24 | 1.523 |
| 12- If it would benefit my career I would think about having plastic surgery | 2.40 | 1.659 |
| 13- I would seriously consider having cosmetic surgery if I thought my partner would find me more attractive | 1.65 | 1.334 |
| 15- If a simple cosmetic surgery procedure would make me more attractive to others, I would think about trying it | 2.46 | 1.809 |
| Consider (Alpha = 0.760) | 10.46 | 5.501 |
| 3- In the future, I could end up having some kind of cosmetic surgery | 3.72 | 1.885 |
| 6- If I could have a surgical procedure done for free I would consider trying cosmetic surgery | 3.90 | 2.184 |
| 7- If I knew there would be no negative side effects or pain, I would like to try cosmetic surgery | 4.10 | 2.159 |
| 8- I have sometimes thought about having cosmetic surgery | 3.00 | 2.254 |
| 10- I would never have any kind of plastic surgery (R) | 4.50 | 1.847 |
| Social (Alpha = 0.907) | 19.22 | 8.851 |
| ACSS total score (Alpha = 0.905) | 53.51 | 17.416 |
| Consumer’s Shopping Avoidance Behavior—CSAB (elaborated by authors) | M | SD |
| 1- intention to avoid shopping in physical retailing outlets | 1.51 | 0.979 |
| 2- intention to buy in the e-commerce channel | 1.22 | 0.801 |
| 3- intention to avoid to high street shops | 1.32 | 0.881 |
| 4- intention to hide some body’s part during shopping | 1.94 | 1.231 |
| 5- intention to avoid interaction with shops salespersons | 1.34 | 0.885 |
| 6- intention to hurry the shopping (reduce the time out of home) | 1.32 | 0.864 |
| CSAB total score (Alpha = 0.905) | 8.66 | 4.695 |
| Compulsive Buying Follow-up Scale (CBFS) | M | SD |
| 1- In the last 4 weeks, what was the frequency of your compulsive buying episodes? | 4.54 | 0.732 |
| 2- In the last 4 weeks, what was the longest period in which you bought compulsively? | 4.57 | 0.630 |
| 3- In the last 4 weeks, how much money did you spend buying compulsively | 4.67 | 0.572 |
| 4- In the last 4 weeks, how strong was your urge to shop? | 3.89 | 0.846 |
| 5- In the last 4 weeks, how have you felt in relation to your debt? (*) | 3.76 | 0.577 |
| 6- In the last 4 weeks, how intense was the emotional problem caused by your buying behavior (suffering, anguish, guilt, shame, embarrassment)? | 4.71 | 0.681 |
| CBFS total score (Alpha = 0.789) | 26.14 | 2.847 |
Legend: (*) Four-point Likert Scale.