Exploring consumer adoption of smart sportswear through an integrated acceptance model based on perceived comfort.

ABSTRACT: With the enhancement of people's health awareness and the rapid development of smart sportswear technology, it is of great significance to study smart sportswear from the perspective of consumers. This study aims to explore the factors influencing consumers' acceptance of smart sportswear by constructing a comprehensive model. The model integrates the Extended Unified Theory of Acceptance and Use of Technology (UTAUT2) and the Value-Based Adoption Model (VAM), with perceived comfort as a key factor. We collected a total of 486 valid samples and employed Structural Equation Modeling (SEM) to analyze the data. The results indicate that both UTAUT2-related factors (hedonic motivation (HM), effort expectancy (EE), social influence (SI), and facilitating conditions (FC)) and comfort-related fac

SUBMITTER: Yang M 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC12521342 | biostudies-literature | 2025 Oct

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature