Consumer response to product construction: the role of haptic stimulation

International Journal of Consumer Studies - Tập 38 Số 6 - Trang 586-592 - 2014
S. Sinem Atakan1
1Graduate School of Business, Ozyegin University, Istanbul, Turkey

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AbstractThis study investigates how consumers are affected by haptic information, that is, the information acquired through the sense of touch, when they take part in the construction or assembly of a product. In order to create value for consumers, marketers must understand how and why haptic information affects the evaluative processes of consumers and whether there are specific segments that are affected differentially by the process. An experimental design with two between‐subjects factors was used to examine consumers' responses to haptic stimulation during the physical construction of a picture frame. The results demonstrate that positive haptic stimulation evoked by the materials used in the product's construction results in an affective response and creates emotional attachment to the finished product. However, the effect is not generalizable to the general population. It depends on the level of autotelic (not functional) need for touch (NFT) that the consumer has. Consumers who have high autotelic NFT are more likely to become attached to and, consequently, enhance their evaluation of the finished product when the product materials used during the construction evoke a positive haptic stimulation.

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International Journal of Consumer Studies

Tập 38 Số 6

586-592

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