This study attempted to examine the influence of clinical trial data on consumer perception, confidence and purchase behavior against women in their 30-50s living in Seoul and Gyeonggi-do according to objective measurement and subjective evaluation pr...
This study attempted to examine the influence of clinical trial data on consumer perception, confidence and purchase behavior against women in their 30-50s living in Seoul and Gyeonggi-do according to objective measurement and subjective evaluation provided during online functional cosmetic shopping. For this, a questionnaire survey was performed to provide basic data which are needed for consumer education and efficient advertising effects and a total of 584 people responded. In terms of age, educational background and average monthly income, ‘30s’, ‘college graduate’ and ‘KRW 3-4 million’ were the highest respectively. When asked how much money they usually spend for cosmetics per month, ‘KRW 50,000-70,000’ was most responded. In terms of a skin type, ‘dry skin’ and ‘water-deficient oily skin’ were high. When asked about skin concerns, ‘decrease in elasticity’ was most responded. When asked what kind of cosmetics they prefer, ‘wrinkle-care cosmetics’ was most responded. When asked what aspect they closely watch in functional cosmetic ads, ‘consumer reviews’ was most responded. The collected data were analyzed by frequency analysis, descriptive statistics, cross-tabulation analysis, one-way ANOVA, factor analysis, reliability analysis, correlation analysis, regression analysis and mediated regression analysis, and the results found the followings: According to the analysis on each factor of clinical trial data provided during online functional cosmetic shopping, necessity, purchase intention, objective measurement information, information confidence, perception, product trust, continuous use intention and subjective evaluation information were found in order and the analysis results were found to be reliable. Concerning perception of clinical trial data by functional cosmetic use patterns during online shopping, it differed depending on educational background, skin concern, functional cosmetic preference and factors considered in the ads. In addition, informativity varied depending on functional cosmetic use patterns. Consumer confidence also differed depending on functional cosmetic use patterns except a skin type. Furthermore, purchase behavior varied depending on average monthly consumption and functional cosmetic use patterns. As the perception of clinical trial data increased, informativity, consumer confidence and purchase behavior improved. In addition, as the informativity of clinical trials rose, consumer confidence and purchase behavior also increased. With increase in consumer confidence, furthermore, purchase behavior improved. In relationships between perception of clinical trial data, informativity and functional cosmetic purchase behavior, the partial mediation effects of consumer confidence were confirmed. Since it was proven that providing reliable clinical trial data is an effective marketing strategy in online shopping, it is required to make efforts across industries and educate related consumers.