Antecedents to internet use to collaboratively consume apparel

Purpose The purpose of this paper is to investigate attitude, subjective norm, perceived integrity of participants, materialism, and previous experience with collaborative consumption (CC) offline as antecedents to the CC of apparel facilitated by the internet. Design/methodology/approach Survey res...

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Published in:Journal of fashion marketing and management 2016-10, Vol.20 (4), p.370-382
Main Authors: Johnson, Kim K.P, Mun, Jung Mee, Chae, Yoori
Format: Article
Language:English
Subjects:
Attitudes
Behavior
Collaboration
Consumer behavior
Consumers
Consumption
Electronic commerce
Internet
Libraries
Participation
Researchers
Sustainability
Sustainable consumption
Virtual communities
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Summary:Purpose The purpose of this paper is to investigate attitude, subjective norm, perceived integrity of participants, materialism, and previous experience with collaborative consumption (CC) offline as antecedents to the CC of apparel facilitated by the internet. Design/methodology/approach Survey research with convenience sample of consumers from within the USA. Findings Attitude toward CC of apparel was significantly related to intention to collaboratively consume apparel online as was subjective norms. Previous experience with CC of apparel offline was significantly related to both attitude and behavioral intention. Perceived integrity of CC participants was related to previous experience with CC of apparel offline and attitude. Materialism was significantly and negatively related to previous experience with CC of apparel. Research limitations/implications Research limitations include the use of a convenience sample of consumers and the research was limited to one form of CC. Practical implications As a means to foster sustainable consumption, for those interested in promoting CC, consideration should be given to having existing participants of CC invite other family members and friends to try it as this might be more effective than targeting random members of the consuming public. Originality/value An investigation of CC of a fashion item (apparel) that identifies predictors to participation.
ISSN:1361-2026
1758-7433
DOI:10.1108/JFMM-12-2015-0092