英文摘要 |
The purpose of this study was to develop the Event Image Scale for Participative Events and to examine its reliability and validity. The participants of the study were the runners of the 2012 Kaohsiung International Marathon (N=250). The instrument was modified from the ''Sport Tourism Event Image Scale'' by Lin, Ku & Lee (2009). The questionnaires were distributed on February 5th, 2012 at the final destination point of the marathon. The statistical analyses included confirmatory factor analysis and procedures concerning convergent and discriminate validity. The results revealed that (1) the revised model fit the data appropriately ( χ²/ df = 3.10, GFI= .93, AGFI= .90, RMSEA= .07, CFI= .96, PCFI= .76). (2) The standardized path coefficients (factor loadings) were all above .50, all average variance extracted scores were above .50, and all construct reliability values were above .60, suggesting that each factor demonstrated appropriate discriminate validity. (3) The confident interval of the bivariate correlations between factors did not include 1, suggesting that each factor demonstrated appropriate convergent validity. (4) Cronbach's alpha coefficients were all above .70, suggesting that the internal consistency was acceptable for each factor. Based on the results, the scale demonstrated sound validity and reliability and is suited to measure participants' opinions regarding event image for future participative events. |