Table 2.
Reflective measurement model evaluation.
| Constructs | Mean | SD | SK | Rku | OL | t Value | α | CR | AVE |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Subjective norms (SN) | – | – | .714 | .838 | .633 | ||||
| i. Most of my mutual followers on social networks think it is a good idea to visit Macao. | 3.63 | 0.79 | −.264 | −.107 | .825 | 33.345 | |||
| ii. The internet celebrity I follow thinks it is a good idea to visit Macao. | 3.49 | 0.82 | −.090 | −.343 | .793 | 19.074 | |||
| iii. The people on social networks whose opinion I value think Macao is a good place to go. | 3.64 | 0.82 | −.315 | −.198 | .768 | 21.282 | |||
| Electronic word-of-mouth (eWOM) | – | – | .780 | .858 | .603 | ||||
| i. I often see people make positive comments about Macao on the internet. | 3.92 | 0.75 | −.780 | 1.352 | .757 | 20.929 | |||
| ii. I often see people make positive comments about Macao on online travel agency (OTA) platforms. | 3.79 | 0.74 | −.292 | .158 | .830 | 30.082 | |||
| iii. Many netizens claim to have been to Macao, and they praise it. | 3.78 | 0.74 | −.427 | .404 | .755 | 20.284 | |||
| iv. The positive comments about Macao online have deeply impressed me. | 3.80 | 0.74 | −.400 | .331 | .761 | 20.321 | |||
| Destination envy (DE) | – | – | .822 | .883 | .653 | ||||
| i. I wanted to work hard so that I can visit Macao after the quarantine. | 3.92 | 0.69 | −.518 | .939 | .773 | 23.114 | |||
| ii. I noticed that many social media users had visited Macao during my quarantine period. | 3.96 | 0.67 | −.709 | 1.714 | .764 | 25.841 | |||
| iii. Seeing other social media users visit Macao has inspired me. | 3.84 | 0.69 | −.455 | .758 | .826 | 34.735 | |||
| iv. It is somehow disturbing when I see on social media that many people could visit Macao and I could not. | 3.92 | 0.69 | −.465 | .831 | .865 | 53.440 | |||
| Behavioural intention (BI) | – | – | .785 | .875 | .699 | ||||
| i. How likely would you be to talk to others about Macao? | 3.88 | 0.74 | −.762 | 1.298 | .819 | 31.242 | |||
| ii. How likely would you be to seek out more information about Macao? | 3.88 | 0.70 | −.745 | 1.652 | .869 | 32.736 | |||
| iii. How likely would you be to visit Macao? | 3.94 | 0.69 | −.441 | .789 | .820 | 33.572 |
Note: SD = standard deviation, SK = skewness; Rku = Kurtosis; OL = outer loading; CR = composite reliability; AVE = average variance extracted.