Effects of personal nostalgia intensity on consumer behaviour

Personal nostalgia has been found to exist as an advertising appeal which is distinctly different from historical nostalgia, although the effects on consumers as a result of the intensity of personal nostalgia specifically have not been explored. This paper looks at high, medium and low levels of pe...

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Main Authors: Marchegiani, Christopher, Phau, Ian
Format: Working Paper
Published: School of Marketing, Curtin Business School 2008
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Online Access:http://hdl.handle.net/20.500.11937/36524
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Summary:Personal nostalgia has been found to exist as an advertising appeal which is distinctly different from historical nostalgia, although the effects on consumers as a result of the intensity of personal nostalgia specifically have not been explored. This paper looks at high, medium and low levels of personal nostalgic reactions in those exposed to a personal nostalgic advert to signal some of the benefits and weaknesses of the intensity of this type of response in adverts. Cognitive, Attitudinal, and Purchase Intension reactions are all shown to be significantly effected dependent on the level of Personal Nostalgia triggered.