The relationship of social media celebrities’ attributes and online consumer behaviour towards Malaysian purchase intention

Wong Chee Hoo (), Suriana Ramli (), Ng Chee Pung (), Mamoon Allan () and Syed Far Abid Hossain ()

Humanities and Social Sciences Letters, 2024, vol. 12, issue 2, 204-217

Abstract: The goal of this study is to investigate the impact that online celebrities had and still have on Malaysian customers' intents and purchasing behaviours. The use and gratification theory, the source credibility model and the source attractiveness model are the three theoretical frameworks that form the foundation of this study. These models provide the foundation for this research. 384 respondents who are older than 18 and use social media provided answers to the questionnaire which takes the form of an online survey. SPSS software (Statistical Package for the Social Sciences) was used for the data analysis and regression analysis was chosen as the method to use in order to establish the significance of hypotheses based on the data collected in order to determine whether or not the data collected supported the hypotheses. This study found that in order for social media celebrities to successfully influence consumers' intentions to make a purchase through the internet, they need to demonstrate that they are reliable, appealing and knowledgeable. In the context of Malaysia, these are the characteristics that are particularly important in determining whether or not a customer will make a purchase over the internet.

Keywords: Attractiveness; Consumer behaviour; Informativeness; Malaysia; Purchase intention; Social media celebrities; Trustworthiness. (search for similar items in EconPapers)
Date: 2024
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