Abstract:
A study of the perceived value and brand loyalty among generation Y consumers of Podcast : Construct validation and their relationship aimed to analyze confirmatory factors of perceived value and brand loyalty in podcast of generation Y consumers and to study the influence between perceived value and brand loyalty in podcast of generation Y consumers. Data collection was conducted with generation Y consumers aged 21-40 years old who used to listen to podcast with a total of 455 samples, using purposive sampling technique. Collecting data by using online questionnaires with Google Form by distributing questionnaires through human resource department in companies which located in the eastern region. Data were analyzed by descriptive statistics, exploratory factor analysis, confirmatory factor analysis and path analysis. The results of the research can be concluded that generation Y employees aged 21- 40 years old who used to listen to Podcast were mostly female, aged between 26-30 years old, single, had a bachelor's degree. Average monthly income 20,001-30,000 baht, listened to podcasts 1-3 times a week, spent 30 minutes to 1 hour listening to podcasts mainly to learn new things while doing other activities (e.g. hobbies, dining, relaxing, etc.) via iTunes on mobile phone and mostly listened to programs about business/ finance. The results of confirmatory factor analysis of perceived value and brand loyalty in Podcast of generation Y consumers , it was found that the perceived value was divided into 4 components: functional value, emotional value, social value and epistemic value. The model was consistent with the empirical data with Chi-square = 39.02, df = 28, p-value = 0.081, RMSEA = 0.029, GFI = 0.99, while brand loyalty consisted of behavioral dimensions and attitudinal dimensions, The model is consistent with the empirical data with Chi-square = 6.30, df = 8, pvalue 0.613, RMSEA = 0.000, GFI = 0.988. When studying the Perceived value and brand loyalty among generation Y consumers of Podcast : Construct validation and their relationship, it was found that perceived value had a direct effect on the brand loyalty in the Podcast of generation Y consumers. The developed model was consistent with the empirical data with empirical data. Chi-square statistic = 3.99, df = 5, p-value = 0.551, RMSEA = 0.000, GFI = 1.000. Perceived value in the model accounted for 37 percent of the variance in the brand loyalty among generation Y consumers of podcast.