Table 5.
Results of structural equation modeling.
Hypothesized paths | Emotion | No emotion | ||||||
---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
β | t | p | Result | β | t | p | Result | |
H1: Reliability | 0.202 | 2.550 | 0.011 | Supported | 0.288 | 3.244 | 0.001 | Supported |
→ Customer satisfaction | ||||||||
H2: Responsiveness | 0.062 | 0.827 | 0.408 | Not | – | – | 0.631 | Not |
→ Customer satisfaction | Supported | Supported | ||||||
H3: Assurance | 0.194 | 2.652 | 0.008 | Supported | 0.291 | 3.161 | 0.002 | Supported |
→ Customer satisfaction | ||||||||
H4: Interactivity | 0.375 | 4.996 | *** | Supported | 0.030 | 0.332 | 0.740 | Not |
→ Customer satisfaction | Supported | |||||||
H5: Empathy | 0.186 | 2.382 | 0.017 | Supported | 0.078 | 0.940 | 0.347 | Not |
→ Customer satisfaction | Supported | |||||||
H6: Customer satisfaction | 0.517 | 6.045 | *** | Supported | 0.521 | 6.153 | *** | Supported |
→ Repurchase intention | ||||||||
H7: Customer satisfaction | 0.572 | 7.605 | *** | Supported | 0.456 | 5.908 | *** | Supported |
→ Positive WOM |
*p < 0.05, **p < 0.01,
p < 0.001.
Emotion words: CMIN/DF = 1.457; GFI = 0.872; IFI = 0.953; TLI = 0.944; CFI = 0.952; RMSEA = 0.049.
No emotion words: CMIN/DF = 1.527; GFI = 0.867; IFI = 0.943; TLI = 0.932; CFI = 0.942; RMSEA = 0.053.