Spreading of Alternatives Without a Perception of Choice
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In: NYU Stern School of Business
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In: Sharma, E., & Morwitz, V. G. (2016). Saving the masses: The impact of perceived efficacy on charitable giving to single vs. Multiple beneficiaries. Organizational Behavior and Human Decision Processes, 135, 45–54.
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In: Journal of consumer research: JCR ; an interdisciplinary journal, Volume 32, Issue 1, p. 54-64
ISSN: 1537-5277
In: Journal of consumer research: JCR ; an interdisciplinary journal, Volume 38, Issue 5, p. 964-980
ISSN: 1537-5277
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Ample research shows that consumers accept influence from a source they identify with and reject influence from a source they wish to dissociate from. The current article moves beyond the well-established identification principle and delineates a new influence process. Influence via comparison-driven self-evaluation and restoration (CDSER) takes place when one observes a counterstereotypical product user and, as a result, questions one's relative standing on the trait that the product symbolizes. In response to this threatening self-evaluation, the observer becomes more interested in the target product. To clearly distinguish CDSER from identification influence, the current investigation focuses on product users with a low socioeconomic status (SES). In contrast to the predictions of the identification principle, this article demonstrates that low-SES users can in some circumstances positively influence observers and increase their purchase intentions. The "low-status user effect" and the CDSER mechanism are demonstrated across multiple product categories in four studies.
In: Journal of consumer research: JCR ; an interdisciplinary journal, Volume 33, Issue 3, p. 384-392
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In: Journal of consumer research: JCR ; an interdisciplinary journal, Volume 32, Issue 2, p. 249-259
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In: Journal of consumer research: JCR ; an interdisciplinary journal, Volume 23, Issue 1, p. 53
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In: Journal of consumer research: JCR ; an interdisciplinary journal, Volume 29, Issue 2, p. 159-167
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In: Journal of consumer research: JCR ; an interdisciplinary journal, Volume 23, Issue 1, p. 1
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In: Journal of consumer research: JCR ; an interdisciplinary journal, Volume 41, Issue 3, p. 761-774
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In: Journal of consumer research: JCR ; an interdisciplinary journal, Volume 35, Issue 2, p. 245-256
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In: Journal of consumer research: JCR ; an interdisciplinary journal, Volume 28, Issue 3, p. 399-417
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In: International journal of forecasting, Volume 16, Issue 3, p. 383-397
ISSN: 0169-2070