Digital product presentation, information processing, need for cognition and behavioral intent in digital commerce

Minjeong Kim

Journal of Retailing and Consumer Services, 2019, vol. 50, issue C, 362-370

Abstract: The purpose of this experimental study was to examine the effects of digital product presentation on consumer information processing and behavioral intent in apparel e-retailing contexts. The Stimulus-Organism-Response Model and Dual Coding Theory were used as theoretical frameworks. This research employed a 2 (visual: large vs. small) x 2 (verbal: concrete vs. abstract) between-subjects factorial design and included Need for Cognition as a moderator. Research findings showed that verbal stimuli which varied in concreteness of product descriptions were more effective in evoking both imagery and discursive processing than were visual stimuli which varied in sizes. Imagery processing was positively associated with behavioral intent. A significant moderating role of need for cognition was found.

Keywords: Concreteness; Digital commerce; Information processing; Need for cognition; Picture size; Product presentation (search for similar items in EconPapers)
Date: 2019
References: View references in EconPapers View complete reference list from CitEc
Citations: View citations in EconPapers (13)

Downloads: (external link)
http://www.sciencedirect.com/science/article/pii/S0969698918305575
Full text for ScienceDirect subscribers only

Related works:
This item may be available elsewhere in EconPapers: Search for items with the same title.

Export reference: BibTeX RIS (EndNote, ProCite, RefMan) HTML/Text

Persistent link: https://EconPapers.repec.org/RePEc:eee:joreco:v:50:y:2019:i:c:p:362-370

DOI: 10.1016/j.jretconser.2018.07.011

Access Statistics for this article

Journal of Retailing and Consumer Services is currently edited by Harry Timmermans

More articles in Journal of Retailing and Consumer Services from Elsevier
Bibliographic data for series maintained by Catherine Liu ().