Fitness Use Innovativeness, Usage Patterns and Revisit Intention: The Moderating Role of Other-Efficacy
Extant research has confirmed the importance of consumer innovativeness toward innovation adoption, but relatively little is known about the relationship between fitness use innovativeness, post-adoption behavior and the moderating role of fitness consumer’s efficacy belief. This study aims to exami...
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author | Theeralak Satjawathee Stephen Donald Strombeck Shih-Tung Shu Ching-Hung Chang |
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description | Extant research has confirmed the importance of consumer innovativeness toward innovation adoption, but relatively little is known about the relationship between fitness use innovativeness, post-adoption behavior and the moderating role of fitness consumer’s efficacy belief. This study aims to examine the moderating role of other-efficacy on the relationships between the fitness player’s usage patterns (usage variety and usage frequency) under the influence of use innovativeness, and revisit intention within the context of fitness services. This study utilizes the diffusion model for conceptual development. The proposed hypotheses are empirically tested using fitness players from a public sports center. There were 205 valid questionnaires obtained for quantitative data analysis. The findings confirm that the fitness player’s use innovativeness has a direct impact on usage variety and usage frequency, while the player’s training partner efficacy positively moderates the usage patterns and revisit intention. Based on the extent of fitness use innovativeness and training partner efficacy, we categorize fitness customers into four segments. The managerial implications for each segment are then discussed. |
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spelling | doaj.art-1ab096b595c8401c853d58a9ec1153692023-11-17T18:20:55ZengMDPI AGBehavioral Sciences2076-328X2023-04-0113430710.3390/bs13040307Fitness Use Innovativeness, Usage Patterns and Revisit Intention: The Moderating Role of Other-EfficacyTheeralak Satjawathee0Stephen Donald Strombeck1Shih-Tung Shu2Ching-Hung Chang3International College for Interdisciplinary Studies, Payap University, Super-Highway Chiang Mai—Lumpang Road, Amphur Muang, Chiang Mai 50000, ThailandThe School of Business, Rocklin Campus, William Jessup University, 2121 University Avenue, Rocklin, CA 95765, USAInternational College for Interdisciplinary Studies, Payap University, Super-Highway Chiang Mai—Lumpang Road, Amphur Muang, Chiang Mai 50000, ThailandDepartment of Kinesiology, Health, and Leisure Studies, National University of Kaohsiung, 700 Kaohsiung University Rd., Nanzih District, Kaohsiung 811, TaiwanExtant research has confirmed the importance of consumer innovativeness toward innovation adoption, but relatively little is known about the relationship between fitness use innovativeness, post-adoption behavior and the moderating role of fitness consumer’s efficacy belief. This study aims to examine the moderating role of other-efficacy on the relationships between the fitness player’s usage patterns (usage variety and usage frequency) under the influence of use innovativeness, and revisit intention within the context of fitness services. This study utilizes the diffusion model for conceptual development. The proposed hypotheses are empirically tested using fitness players from a public sports center. There were 205 valid questionnaires obtained for quantitative data analysis. The findings confirm that the fitness player’s use innovativeness has a direct impact on usage variety and usage frequency, while the player’s training partner efficacy positively moderates the usage patterns and revisit intention. Based on the extent of fitness use innovativeness and training partner efficacy, we categorize fitness customers into four segments. The managerial implications for each segment are then discussed.https://www.mdpi.com/2076-328X/13/4/307fitness use innovativenessother-efficacyusage patterns |
spellingShingle | Theeralak Satjawathee Stephen Donald Strombeck Shih-Tung Shu Ching-Hung Chang Fitness Use Innovativeness, Usage Patterns and Revisit Intention: The Moderating Role of Other-Efficacy Behavioral Sciences fitness use innovativeness other-efficacy usage patterns |
title | Fitness Use Innovativeness, Usage Patterns and Revisit Intention: The Moderating Role of Other-Efficacy |
title_full | Fitness Use Innovativeness, Usage Patterns and Revisit Intention: The Moderating Role of Other-Efficacy |
title_fullStr | Fitness Use Innovativeness, Usage Patterns and Revisit Intention: The Moderating Role of Other-Efficacy |
title_full_unstemmed | Fitness Use Innovativeness, Usage Patterns and Revisit Intention: The Moderating Role of Other-Efficacy |
title_short | Fitness Use Innovativeness, Usage Patterns and Revisit Intention: The Moderating Role of Other-Efficacy |
title_sort | fitness use innovativeness usage patterns and revisit intention the moderating role of other efficacy |
topic | fitness use innovativeness other-efficacy usage patterns |
url | https://www.mdpi.com/2076-328X/13/4/307 |
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