The purpose of this study was to identify the constructive relationship among psychological consumption tendencies, brand identification, brand response(brand attachment, brand satisfaction, brand emotion), and brand loyalty in users of golf-related g...
The purpose of this study was to identify the constructive relationship among psychological consumption tendencies, brand identification, brand response(brand attachment, brand satisfaction, brand emotion), and brand loyalty in users of golf-related goods in order to maximize consumer's loyalty for golf-related goods.
Subjects of the study were selected out of amateur golfers who have experienced in golf course from Seoul and Gyeonggi-do area. Total 366 questionnaires were used using by convenience method. The data were recorded and analyzed using the SPSS Win ver.18.0 and AMOS 7.0 to do correlation coefficient, confirmatory factor analysis(CFA), and SEM. Results are as followed.
First, for results of relationship between psychological consumption tendencies and brand identification, symbolic, functional, hedonic, and Veblean consumption behavior has influenced on brand identification. Aesthetics has not influenced on brand identification.
Second. for results of relationship between brand identification and brand response, the brand identification has influenced on all sub factors, such as brand attachment, brand emotion, brand satisfaction of brand response.
Third, for results of relationship between brand response and brand loyalty, brand attachment, brand emotion, brand satisfaction have influenced on brand loyalty.
Overall results indicated that marketers for golf-related goods should realize the importance of concept for psychological consumption tendency as well as relating brand strategies for repetitive consumption. It is necessary to strengthen antecedent variables since important variables of these psychological behaviors are related to brand response, such as attachment, emotion, and satisfaction. Brand loyalty is strongly firmed through brand response based on psychological consumption tendencies of users for golf related goods.