The effect of brand love on electronic word of mouth and repurchase intention

The aim of present study is to determine the effects of brand love on electronic word of mouth communication and repurchase intention and investigating the effects of electronic word of mouth communication on repurchase intention in terms of Y generation and mobile phone brands. Another aim of this study is to investigate mediator role of electronic word of mouth communication on brand love and repurchase intention. In accordance with this purposes, data is collected through questionnaires from a total of 402 people who are member of Y generation. The collected data is analyzed with SPSS and SPSS AMOS programs. Exploratory factor analysis and confirmatory factor analysis are used to determine the validity of the scales. Then, revealed dimensions are tested with a structural equation model. Results of present study revealed that brand love positively effects on repurchase intention, positive electronic word of mouth dimension and information search dimension. Furthermore, this study revealed that positive electronic word of mouth positively effects on repurchase intention, negative electronic word of mouth negatively effects on repurchase intention. In additon, the mediator effect is investigated in this study and it is revealed that positive electronic word of mouth has a partial mediating effect between brand love and repurchase intention