Research Article

Ethnocentrism, Trust, and the Willingness to Pay of Chinese Consumers for Organic Labels from Different Countries and Certifiers

Table 2

Consumer ethnocentrism scale.

Item descriptionMean scores

Chinese people should give priority to domestic products in their purchasing decisions to protect the national industry3.756
I am proud of the development of the Chinese national enterprises4.364
I am worried about the threat of foreign products to China’s related industries and markets3.757
I am uneasy about the expansion of foreign brands or products in China3.752
Chinese people should use Chinese products as much as possible4.080
Acceptance of Chinese products by consumers is directly related to the sustainable development of national enterprises and the Chinese economya3.851
α value0.727
Explanation power of the overall scale48.76%

aThis item was not used in the calculation of the ethnocentrism propensity score because of its low correlation coefficient with the overall scale.