Correlation between Corporate Social Responsibility and Brand Loyalty - Based on Meta-Analysis
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Mar 17, 2025
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Published Online: Mar 17, 2025
Received: Oct 30, 2024
Accepted: Feb 04, 2025
DOI: https://doi.org/10.2478/amns-2025-0222
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Figure 1.

Heterogeneity test results
CR→BL | SEDR→BL | ER→BL | COR→BL | |
---|---|---|---|---|
K | 22 | 15 | 21 | 9 |
N | 30261 | 7523 | 5631 | 2483 |
0.352 | 0.419 | 0.401 | 0.492 | |
95% Confidence interval | 0.235,0.426 | 0.249,0.635 | 0.325,0.514 | 0.426,0.571 |
Q | 1536.624*** | 214.321*** | 354.214*** | 10.236 |
I2 | 98.105 | 97.268 | 95.104 | 35.268 |
τ2 | 0.062 | 0.091 | 0.061 | 0.001 |
Fail-safe n | 7523 | 9123 | 4596 | 1268 |
ER→BL Adjustment analysis
Relation | Regulating variable | Grouping | K | Estimated value | 95% Confidence interval | |
---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
ER→BL | Corporate social responsibility knows | High awareness | 10 | 0.499 | (0.352,0.476) | 26.418 |
Low awareness | 20 | 0.326 | (0.345,0.479) | 26.23 | ||
Awareness of corporate social responsibility motivation | Strong perception | 11 | 0.421 | (0.325,0.474) | 27.094 | |
Weak perception | 4 | 0.347 | (0.381,0.488) | 26.73 | ||
Attitudes towards corporate social responsibility | Identification | 20 | 0.494 | (0.344,0.402) | 27.969 | |
Disapprove | 4 | 0.397 | (0.306,0.468) | 26.499 | ||
Regulating variable | Grouping | Q | I2 | Qw | Qb | |
Corporate social responsibility knows | High awareness | 160.63 | 96.375 | 327.836*** | 13.909*** | |
Low awareness | 165.599 | 91.795 | ||||
Awareness of corporate social responsibility motivation | Strong perception | 178.899 | 95.575 | 323.878*** | 8.661*** | |
Weak perception | 155.665 | 92.323 | ||||
Attitudes towards corporate social responsibility | Identification | 93.098 | 94.381 | 332.13*** | 14.2*** | |
Disapprove | 172.658 | 93.314 |
Main effect test results
Fixed effect model | |||||
---|---|---|---|---|---|
CR→BL | SEDR→BL | ER→BL | COR→BL | ||
K | 22 | 15 | 21 | 9 | |
N | 30261 | 7523 | 5631 | 2483 | |
95% Confidence interval | Lower limit | 0.106 | 0.248 | 0.377 | 0.412 |
Upper limit | 0.457 | 0.633 | 0.508 | 0.596 | |
Z | Z | 6.235 | 4.262 | 6.345 | 23.651 |
p | p | 0.003 | 0.001 | 0.002 | 0.001 |
Random effect model | |||||
CR→BL | SEDR→BL | ER→BL | COR→BL | ||
K | 22 | 15 | 21 | 9 | |
N | 30261 | 7523 | 5631 | 2483 | |
95% Confidence interval | Lower limit | 0.102 | 0.209 | 0.327 | 0.429 |
Upper limit | 0.325 | 0.539 | 0.456 | 0.529 | |
Z | Z | 9.452 | 4.385 | 8.214 | 33.544 |
p | p | 0.001 | 0.000 | 0.002 | 0.000 |
SEDR→BL Adjustment analysis
Relation | Regulating variable | Grouping | K | Estimated value | 95% Confidence interval | |
---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
SEDR→BL | Corporate social responsibility knows | High awareness | 4 | 0.442 | (0.483,0.574) | 11.418 |
Low awareness | 13 | 0.217 | (0.471,0.596) | 10.23 | ||
Awareness of corporate social responsibility motivation | Strong perception | 7 | 0.477 | (0.438,0.512) | 10.094 | |
Weak perception | 9 | 0.203 | (0.43,0.6) | 11.73 | ||
Attitudes towards corporate social responsibility | Identification | 15 | 0.464 | (0.48,0.515) | 11.969 | |
Disapprove | 20 | 0.235 | (0.462,0.558) | 11.499 | ||
Regulating variable | Grouping | Q | I2 | Qw | Qb | |
Corporate social responsibility knows | High awareness | 100.63 | 89.375 | 219.797*** | 48.854*** | |
Low awareness | 102.599 | 87.795 | ||||
Awareness of corporate social responsibility motivation | Strong perception | 115.899 | 90.575 | 203.694*** | 47.828*** | |
Weak perception | 96.665 | 88.323 | ||||
Attitudes towards corporate social responsibility | Identification | 32.098 | 91.381 | 204.664*** | 40.747*** | |
Disapprove | 110.658 | 90.314 |
CR→BL Adjustment analysis
Relation | Regulating variable | Grouping | K | Estimated value | 95% Confidence interval | |
---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
CR→BL | Corporate social responsibility knows | High awareness | 8 | 0.246 | (0.128,0.248) | 20.418 |
Low awareness | 17 | 0.134 | (0.155,0.297) | 19.23 | ||
Awareness of corporate social responsibility motivation | Strong perception | 10 | 0.273 | (0.135,0.287) | 20.094 | |
Weak perception | 12 | 0.186 | (0.123,0.244) | 19.73 | ||
Attitudes towards corporate social responsibility | Identification | 18 | 0.201 | (0.131,0.256) | 20.969 | |
Disapprove | 21 | 0.107 | (0.176,0.223) | 19.499 | ||
Regulating variable | Grouping | Q | I2 | Qw | Qb | |
Corporate social responsibility knows | High awareness | 200.63 | 98.375 | 1473.468*** | 52.946*** | |
Low awareness | 203.599 | 96.795 | ||||
Awareness of corporate social responsibility motivation | Strong perception | 217.899 | 98.575 | 1735.603*** | 56.054*** | |
Weak perception | 195.665 | 95.323 | ||||
Attitudes towards corporate social responsibility | Identification | 131.098 | 98.381 | 1477.101*** | 51.681*** | |
Disapprove | 211.658 | 97.314 |