L'ambivalence des consommateurs: proposition d'un nouvel outil de mesure

Alice Audrezet

in Economics Thesis from University Paris Dauphine from Paris Dauphine University

Abstract: Literature on methodology reveals a serious problem related to the use of semantic differential scales to measure individuals’ global evaluations. Two types of evaluations are incorporated—in an artificial and unsuitable way—into these bipolar continuums that contain two opposing adjectives: indifferent reactions and ambivalent reactions. The distinction between these two types of evaluation is significant because they reflect different realities. While indifference corresponds to an absence of positive or negative reactions, an ambivalent evaluation is composed of both positive and negative reactions. This research demonstrates the advantages of using a new measurement tool, the Evaluative Space Grid (Larsen & al., 2009), developed in psychology research; this tool is able to capture the ambivalent component in consumers’ global evaluations. Using a mixed design method comprising five empirical studies, we demonstrate that the Evaluative Space Grid has psychometric properties that match those of semantic differential scales; however, in contrast to semantic differential scales, the ESG is capable of differentiating between indifferent reactions and ambivalent reactions. This research therefore constitutes a major methodological contribution that will be of interest to both researchers and practitioners.

Keywords: Ambivalence des consommateurs; Mesure des évaluations globales; Différentiel sémantique; Evaluative Space Grid; Consumer ambivalence; Global evaluation measurement; Semantic differential scales (search for similar items in EconPapers)
JEL-codes: D1 M31 (search for similar items in EconPapers)
Date: 2014 Written 2014
Note: dissertation
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