Open AccessThe Effect of Electronic Word-of-Mouth Communication (e-WOM) on the Conspicuous and Materialist Consumption: Research on Generation Z
Author(s) -
Aysel Kurnaz,
Orhan Duman
Publication year - 2021
Publication title -
international journal of business and management
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
eISSN - 1833-8119
pISSN - 1833-3850
DOI - 10.5539/ijbm.v16n5p103
Subject(s) - materialism , structural equation modeling , conspicuous consumption , psychology , consumption (sociology) , confirmatory factor analysis , word of mouth , advertising , sample (material) , statistics , social psychology , mathematics , demography , sociology , social science , business , theology , physics , philosophy , emerging markets , finance , thermodynamics
The aim of this study which derives its generation data from generation Z is to analyze the effect of electronic word-of-mouth communication (e-WOM) on the conspicuous and materialist consumption. The sample of this study consists of 12th grade students, representing the generation Z, who were born in 2000 and after. Students were selected from a total of 26 high schools in four districts of Balıkesir city in Turkey; districts of Bandırma, Gönen, Erdek and Manyas. A questionnaire was applied to the participants using the convenience sampling method. A total of 1065 questionnaires were found suitable for evaluation. Collected data were analyzed through first-order confirmatory factor analysis and Structural Equation Modeling (SEM). It was concluded at the end of this study that e-WOM communication type triggered a significant and positive effect on conspicuous and materialist consumption.