Table 3

Reliability and convergent validity tests of variables

VariablesItemsLoadings
Sustainable marketing activities (SMAs) of BOCOG (Jung et al., 2020)
α = 0.915; C.R. = 0.916; AVE = 0.684
SMAs1Beijing Organizing Committee for the Olympic Games has made diversified efforts for the promotion of Olympic tourism products (e.g. multichannel advertising, star endorsement, etc.), and this organization has made efforts in technological innovation (e.g. the application of big data technology and computer algorithms)0.825
SMAs2Part of the revenue from Olympic tourism products will be returned to society (e.g. construction of community sports facilities, training of sports talents, etc.)0.861
SMAs3Beijing Winter Olympics is the first Olympic Games to achieve carbon neutrality0.825
SMAs4Bing Dwen Dwen’s Olympic commemorative products reflect environmental protection concepts, such as the utilization of environmentally friendly materials0.816
SMAs5The Beijing Olympic Games has well transmitted Chinese traditional culture and the Olympic spirit (e.g. the opening and closing ceremony performance, the design elements of athletes’ competition clothing, the design of Olympic commemorative products, the design of venues, etc.)0.806
Sports tourism event image (STEI) of Beijing Winter Olympic Games (based on Kaplanidou and Vogt, 2007; Kaplanidou, 2010; Deng et al., 2015)
α = 0.940; C.R. = 0.940; AVE = 0.796
STEI1Do you think it is valuable to participate in the Beijing Winter Olympics (Valuable-Worthless)0.887
STEI2Do you feel excited about the hosting of the Beijing Winter Olympics and watching relevant competitions (Boring-Exciting)0.892
STEI3Do you think the message delivered by Beijing Winter Olympics is healthy (Healthy-Unhealthy)0.885
STEI4Are you happy to participate in the Beijing Winter Olympics (Sad-Joyful)0.904
Tourists’ perceived value (TPV) of Olympic commemorative products (based on Chen and Lin, 2019; Currás-Pérez et al., 2018)
α = 0.926; C.R. = 0.926; AVE = 0.716
TPV1The design of Bing Dwen Dwen is lovely0.838
TPV2The price of Bing Dwen Dwen products is reasonable0.848
TPV3The scarcity and limitation of Olympic commemorative products make them have investment value and collection value0.842
TPV4As a popular product in the Olympic cycle, buying Bing Dwen Dwen products will make you feel great joy and satisfaction0.855
TPV5Because of the scarcity and limitation of Olympic commemorative products, buying them will enable you to obtain the recognition of the surrounding people and improve your perceived social status0.846
Tourists’ behavioral intentions (TBIs) (Oliver, 1997; Yang et al., 2011)
α = 0.966; C.R. = 0.966; AVE = 0.828
TBIs1You have a strong desire to buy Bing Dwen Dwen products, whether online or offline0.904
TBIs2Bing Dwen Dwen is still in short supply, but you still prefer to spend more time (e.g. booking) waiting to get it0.917
TBIs3You will share with other people positive information about products0.911
TBIs4You will encourage or recommend others to buy the products0.922
TBIs5After the Olympic Games, you will also buy the Bing Dwen Dwen peripheral products0.897
TBIs6Compared with the Olympic Games, your willingness to buy commemorative products decreased significantly after the Olympic Games0.901

Note(s): BOCOG = Beijing Organizing Committee of the Olympic Games; α = Cronbach’s alpha; C.R. = Composite reliability; AVE = Average variance extracted

Source(s): Authors’ elaboration

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