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The effects of background music on consumers' desire to affiliate in buyer‐seller interactions
Author(s) -
Dubé Laurette,
Chebat JeanCharles,
Morin Sylvie
Publication year - 1995
Publication title -
psychology and marketing
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
SCImago Journal Rank - 1.035
H-Index - 116
eISSN - 1520-6793
pISSN - 0742-6046
DOI - 10.1002/mar.4220120407
Subject(s) - pleasure , arousal , psychology , context (archaeology) , affect (linguistics) , low arousal theory , social psychology , advertising , communication , neuroscience , business , paleontology , biology
The effect of music‐induced pleasure and arousal on consumers' desire to affiliate in buyer‐seller interactions were investigated in the context of bank services. Background music was manipulated using classical music extracts pretested to vary in pleasure (low, moderate, and high) and arousal (low, moderate, and high) according to the Affect Grid (Russell, Weiss, & Mendelsohn, 1989). Independent and interactive effects of music‐induced pleasure and arousal on consumers' desire to affiliate were found. Higher desire to affiliate was associated with more pleasure and more arousal; pleasure had a stronger positive impact under low and high arousal than under a moderate level, and arousal had a stronger effect under low and high pleasure compared to moderate level. Theoretical and practical implications of the results are provided. © 1995 John Wiley & Sons, Inc.