Table 2.

Measurement model evaluation

Construct/ItemsLoadingsSD
Consumers’ CSR engagement on social media adapted from Eelen et al. (2017)
CA: 0.834; CR: 0.840; AVE: 0.570
I will share the publication on social networks0.8360.037
I will send a message to my contacts with a comment on this publication0.7590.043
I will like this publication0.6880.040
I will comment on this publication0.7270.058
CSR associations adapted from Brown and Dacin (1997)
CA: 0.957; CR: 0.959; AVE: 0.853
The restaurant directs part of its budget to social causes0.9240.015
The restaurant shows its commitment towards society0.9470.014
The restaurant is socially responsible0.8860.025
The restaurant supports a good cause0.9360.018
Motivation based on the need for self-enhancement adapted from Packard and Wooten (2013) and Hennig-Thurau et al. (2004)
CA: 0.922; CR: 0.926; AVE: 0.678
Sharing the information boosts my self-esteem0.9280.014
Sharing the information leaves me feeling good about myself0.9340.012
By sharing the information, I can express my joy about a good restaurant0.8220.036
I feel good when I can tell others I visited the restaurant0.7650.036
By sharing the information, I can tell others about a great initiative0.6820.044
Sharing the information makes me feel like a clever person0.7810.038
Motivation based on the need for identity signaling adapted from Berger and Heath (2007)
CA: 0.912; CR: 0.914; AVE: 0.781
By sharing the information, I can tell others about my likes0.8500.024
By sharing the information, I can express my identity0.9140.022
By sharing the information, I allow others to know about me0.8860.026
Motivation based on the need for social bonding adapted from Hennig-Thurau et al. (2004) and Wetzer et al. (2007)
CA: 0.929; CR: 0.921; AVE: 0.666
Sharing the information allows me to interact with people who have the same interests as me0.6640.050
By sharing the information, I can chat with people like me0.7540.037
Sharing the information allows me to start a conversation0.7270.039
By sharing the information, I wanted to strengthen the bond with my conversation partner0.9480.013
By sharing the information, I hoped to get closer to my conversation partner0.9650.008
By sharing the information, I wanted to let my conversation partner know that he/she is important to me0.7950.057

Notes:

CA: Cronbach’s alpha; CR: composite reliability; AVE: average variance extracted, SD: standard deviation

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