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Table 3 Structural parameter estimates

From: Hail to thee, my sports team brand: investigating the drivers of eFANgelism among fans of selected sports teams in the English Premier League (EPL)

Hypothesized path

Estimates

t statistics

p value

Decisions (YES/NO)

H1: Fan Identification → Perceived Brand Sacredness

0.158

2.879

0.004

Yes

H2: Fan Community Identification → Perceived Brand Sacredness

0.486

8.795

***

Yes

H3: Perceived Brand Sacredness → Advertise

0.522

9.871

***

Yes

H4: Perceived Brand Sacredness → Advocate

0.563

10.666

***

Yes

H5: Perceived Brand Sacredness → Assimilate

0.461

7.943

***

Yes

H6: Perceived Brand Sacredness → Antagonize

0.480

9.038

***

Yes