Effects of luxury brand attachment and perceived envy on schadenfreude: does need for uniqueness moderate?
Purpose: This study aims to investigate how luxury brand attachment (LBA) and perceived envy may influence schadenfreude. In addition, the moderating influence of consumers’ need for uniqueness (CNFU) and private vs public consumption is examined. Design/methodology/approach: Data were collected...
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| author | Shimul, Anwar Sadat Sung, Billy Phau, Ian |
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| description | Purpose: This study aims to investigate how luxury brand attachment (LBA) and perceived envy may influence schadenfreude. In addition, the moderating influence of consumers’ need for uniqueness (CNFU) and private vs public consumption is examined.
Design/methodology/approach: Data were collected from a consumer panel in Australia. A total of 365 valid and useable responses were analysed through structural equation modelling in AMOS 26.
Findings: The results show that LBA has a significant impact on perceived envy. Consumers’ perceived envy also results in schadenfreude. However, LBA did not have any significant impact on schadenfreude. The moderating influence of CNFU is partially supported. This research further confirms that consumers’ public consumption has more relevance to visible social comparison and potential feelings of malicious envy towards others.
Practical implications: The research model may work as a strategic tool to identify, which group of consumers (e.g. high vs low attachment) displays stronger envy and schadenfreude. Brand managers can also explore the personality traits and psychological dynamics that influence the consumers to express emotional bonds and malicious joy within the context of consumer-brand relationships.
Originality/value: This is one of the first few studies that have examined the relationships amongst consumers’ brand attachment, perceived envy, schadenfreude and need for uniqueness within a luxury branding context. |
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| spelling | curtin-20.500.11937-889892022-08-10T06:31:43Z Effects of luxury brand attachment and perceived envy on schadenfreude: does need for uniqueness moderate? Shimul, Anwar Sadat Sung, Billy Phau, Ian Purpose: This study aims to investigate how luxury brand attachment (LBA) and perceived envy may influence schadenfreude. In addition, the moderating influence of consumers’ need for uniqueness (CNFU) and private vs public consumption is examined. Design/methodology/approach: Data were collected from a consumer panel in Australia. A total of 365 valid and useable responses were analysed through structural equation modelling in AMOS 26. Findings: The results show that LBA has a significant impact on perceived envy. Consumers’ perceived envy also results in schadenfreude. However, LBA did not have any significant impact on schadenfreude. The moderating influence of CNFU is partially supported. This research further confirms that consumers’ public consumption has more relevance to visible social comparison and potential feelings of malicious envy towards others. Practical implications: The research model may work as a strategic tool to identify, which group of consumers (e.g. high vs low attachment) displays stronger envy and schadenfreude. Brand managers can also explore the personality traits and psychological dynamics that influence the consumers to express emotional bonds and malicious joy within the context of consumer-brand relationships. Originality/value: This is one of the first few studies that have examined the relationships amongst consumers’ brand attachment, perceived envy, schadenfreude and need for uniqueness within a luxury branding context. 2021 Journal Article http://hdl.handle.net/20.500.11937/88989 10.1108/JCM-09-2020-4125 fulltext |
| spellingShingle | Shimul, Anwar Sadat Sung, Billy Phau, Ian Effects of luxury brand attachment and perceived envy on schadenfreude: does need for uniqueness moderate? |
| title | Effects of luxury brand attachment and perceived envy on schadenfreude: does need for uniqueness moderate? |
| title_full | Effects of luxury brand attachment and perceived envy on schadenfreude: does need for uniqueness moderate? |
| title_fullStr | Effects of luxury brand attachment and perceived envy on schadenfreude: does need for uniqueness moderate? |
| title_full_unstemmed | Effects of luxury brand attachment and perceived envy on schadenfreude: does need for uniqueness moderate? |
| title_short | Effects of luxury brand attachment and perceived envy on schadenfreude: does need for uniqueness moderate? |
| title_sort | effects of luxury brand attachment and perceived envy on schadenfreude: does need for uniqueness moderate? |
| url | http://hdl.handle.net/20.500.11937/88989 |