Table 7. Results of application of structural equation modeling to the research model

Hypothesis Pathway Unstandardized coefficient Standardized coefficient SE CR p-value SMC (R2) Judgment
H1a Philanthropy transparency Company-consumer identification 0.242 0.279** 0.068 3.543 *** 0.582 Support
H1b Philanthropy sustainability −0.335 −0.370* 0.137 −2.445 0.014 Rejection
H1c Philanthropy authenticity 0.463 0.529** 0.135 3.439 *** Support
H1d Philanthropy value congruence 0.291 0.366** 0.104 2.791 0.005 Support
H2a Philanthropy transparency Consumer trust −0.061 −0.054 0.063 −0.961 0.336 0.833 Rejection
H2b Philanthropy sustainability 0.282 0.237* 0.127 2.227 0.026 Support
H2c Philanthropy authenticity 0.230 0.200 0.124 1.844 0.065 Rejection
H2d Philanthropy value congruence 0.249 0.238** 0.095 2.603 0.009 Support
H3 Company-consumer identification Consumer trust 0.495 0.377** 0.074 6.705 *** 0.833 Support
H4 Company-consumer identification Brand equity 0.460 0.382** 0.076 6.073 *** 0.880 Support
H5 Consumer trust 0.554 0.603** 0.061 9.130 *** Support
H6 Consumer trust Consumer loyalty −0.060 −0.062 0.103 −0.587 0.557 0.891 Rejection
H7 Brand equity 1.030 0.970* 0.166 6.188 *** Support
H8 Company-consumer identification 0.044 0.034 0.104 0.423 0.672 Rejection
Note. SE, Standard error; CR, critical ratio; SMC, squared multiple correlations.
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