The purpose of this study was to investigate the causal relationships of situational variables and consumer characteristics on apparel buying behavior. Data were collected via a questionnaire developed on the previous studies from 534 housewives livin...
The purpose of this study was to investigate the causal relationships of situational variables and consumer characteristics on apparel buying behavior. Data were collected via a questionnaire developed on the previous studies from 534 housewives living at Seoul and Pusan, and analyzed by Path analysis.
Result indicated that consumers were affected directly by the buying situation and the usage situation, and indirectly by the communication situation and the consumer characteristics on apparel buying behavior. The buying situation was a variable that most affected consumers' apparel buying behavior, Apparel consumers showed the common situational effects on apparel buying behavior, as did consumer behavior of the other consumer goods. The causal relationships of apparel buying behavior were significantly different on the types of usage situations.