Deliberate Self-Indulgence Versus Involuntary Loss of Self-Control: Toward a Robust Cross-Cultural Consumer Impulsiveness Scale

There is neither a consensus about the dimensionality of the consumer impulsiveness construct nor sufficient evidence about the validity and cross-cultural measurement equivalence of its various scales. We address these gaps by using cross-cultural differences in control orientations as the conceptu...

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Main Authors: Sharma, Piyush, Sivakumaran, B., Marshall, R.
Format: Journal Article
Published: Routledge 2011
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Online Access:http://hdl.handle.net/20.500.11937/3093
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description There is neither a consensus about the dimensionality of the consumer impulsiveness construct nor sufficient evidence about the validity and cross-cultural measurement equivalence of its various scales. We address these gaps by using cross-cultural differences in control orientations as the conceptual foundation for a more robust consumer impulsiveness scale. Specifically, we demonstrate that unlike individualistic consumers, collectivistic consumers distinguish between deliberate self-indulgence and involuntary loss of self-control, as reflected in the three-factor structure (prudence, self-indulgence, and self-control) for the collectivists and a two-factor structure (prudence and hedonism) for the individualists. We also discuss some implications and limitations of this research.
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spelling curtin-20.500.11937-30932019-02-19T05:34:46Z Deliberate Self-Indulgence Versus Involuntary Loss of Self-Control: Toward a Robust Cross-Cultural Consumer Impulsiveness Scale Sharma, Piyush Sivakumaran, B. Marshall, R. hedonism self-indulgence measurement equivalence self-control prudence Consumer impulsiveness cross-cultural There is neither a consensus about the dimensionality of the consumer impulsiveness construct nor sufficient evidence about the validity and cross-cultural measurement equivalence of its various scales. We address these gaps by using cross-cultural differences in control orientations as the conceptual foundation for a more robust consumer impulsiveness scale. Specifically, we demonstrate that unlike individualistic consumers, collectivistic consumers distinguish between deliberate self-indulgence and involuntary loss of self-control, as reflected in the three-factor structure (prudence, self-indulgence, and self-control) for the collectivists and a two-factor structure (prudence and hedonism) for the individualists. We also discuss some implications and limitations of this research. 2011 Journal Article http://hdl.handle.net/20.500.11937/3093 10.1080/08961530.2011.578060 Routledge fulltext
spellingShingle hedonism
self-indulgence
measurement equivalence
self-control
prudence
Consumer impulsiveness
cross-cultural
Sharma, Piyush
Sivakumaran, B.
Marshall, R.
Deliberate Self-Indulgence Versus Involuntary Loss of Self-Control: Toward a Robust Cross-Cultural Consumer Impulsiveness Scale
title Deliberate Self-Indulgence Versus Involuntary Loss of Self-Control: Toward a Robust Cross-Cultural Consumer Impulsiveness Scale
title_full Deliberate Self-Indulgence Versus Involuntary Loss of Self-Control: Toward a Robust Cross-Cultural Consumer Impulsiveness Scale
title_fullStr Deliberate Self-Indulgence Versus Involuntary Loss of Self-Control: Toward a Robust Cross-Cultural Consumer Impulsiveness Scale
title_full_unstemmed Deliberate Self-Indulgence Versus Involuntary Loss of Self-Control: Toward a Robust Cross-Cultural Consumer Impulsiveness Scale
title_short Deliberate Self-Indulgence Versus Involuntary Loss of Self-Control: Toward a Robust Cross-Cultural Consumer Impulsiveness Scale
title_sort deliberate self-indulgence versus involuntary loss of self-control: toward a robust cross-cultural consumer impulsiveness scale
topic hedonism
self-indulgence
measurement equivalence
self-control
prudence
Consumer impulsiveness
cross-cultural
url http://hdl.handle.net/20.500.11937/3093