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Materialistic, brand engaged and status consuming consumers and clothing behaviors

Materialistic, brand engaged and status consuming consumers and clothing behaviors Purpose – The purpose of this paper is to show how materialism, brand engagement in self‐concept (BESC), and status consumption influence clothing involvement and brand loyalty. Design/methodology/approach – The authors use data from a survey of 258 US college students to test a model using structural equation modelling. Findings – The results show that materialism, BESC, and status consumption positively influence clothing involvement and brand loyalty. Research limitations/implications – The study findings are bounded by the country and sample providing the data. The results strongly support hypotheses derived from the literature and provide important insights into the motives for clothing involvement and brand loyalty. Practical implications – The findings suggest that appealing to these three important motivators can influence some consumers to choose specific brands of clothing. Originality/value – This study is the first to demonstrate the influence of materialism, especially operationalized by Kasser's scale, and brand engagement in self‐concept on these clothing behaviors. http://www.deepdyve.com/assets/images/DeepDyve-Logo-lg.png Journal of Fashion Marketing and Management Emerald Publishing

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Publisher
Emerald Publishing
Copyright
Copyright © 2012 Emerald Group Publishing Limited. All rights reserved.
ISSN
1361-2026
DOI
10.1108/13612021211203050
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Abstract

Purpose – The purpose of this paper is to show how materialism, brand engagement in self‐concept (BESC), and status consumption influence clothing involvement and brand loyalty. Design/methodology/approach – The authors use data from a survey of 258 US college students to test a model using structural equation modelling. Findings – The results show that materialism, BESC, and status consumption positively influence clothing involvement and brand loyalty. Research limitations/implications – The study findings are bounded by the country and sample providing the data. The results strongly support hypotheses derived from the literature and provide important insights into the motives for clothing involvement and brand loyalty. Practical implications – The findings suggest that appealing to these three important motivators can influence some consumers to choose specific brands of clothing. Originality/value – This study is the first to demonstrate the influence of materialism, especially operationalized by Kasser's scale, and brand engagement in self‐concept on these clothing behaviors.

Journal

Journal of Fashion Marketing and ManagementEmerald Publishing

Published: Feb 24, 2012

Keywords: United States of America; Students; Clothing; Brand loyalty; Consumer behaviour; Materialism; Brand engagement; Status consumption; Involvement

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