The Moderating Effect of Self-Efficacy on Fitness Use Innovativeness and Usage Pattern

Autor: Theeralak Satjawathee, Shang-Chun Ma, Shih-Tung Shu, Ching-Hung Chang
Jazyk: angličtina
Rok vydání: 2022
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Zdroj: Sustainability; Volume 15; Issue 1; Pages: 586
ISSN: 2071-1050
DOI: 10.3390/su15010586
Popis: Marketing researchers agree that use innovativeness leads to variety-seeking behavior in service usage in service contexts. As fitness consumers are high-frequency users, user behavior can be enriched by exploring the moderating effect of self-efficacy. This study explores the moderating effect of self-efficacy on the relationship between fitness use innovativeness and usage patterns (usage variety and usage frequency), and investigates their mediation effects on satisfaction and revisit intention. A sample of 234 participants from one of the largest public fitness centers was employed to test the conceptual framework. The findings show that fitness use innovativeness has a positive relationship with usage variety but has no effect on usage frequency. However, self-efficacy demonstrated its moderation effects on the relationships between fitness use innovativeness and usage variety and usage frequency. The evidence of the moderation effect of self-efficacy conforms to the theory of the use-diffusion model. We finally developed a matrix of fitness innovators to illustrate related managerial implications for each segment.
Databáze: OpenAIRE