Examining brand communities among children and adolescents: an exploratory study
Purpose – Online communities designed to appeal to children are on the rise. The success of this marketplace phenomenon indicates that adolescents are likely candidates for brand community membership; however, the literature has yet to examine this trend. This research aims to address this gap and establish the likely existence of brand community involvement among adolescents. It further seeks to explore the characteristics which may differentiate children who are more likely to become involved in brand communities and examine what impact their involvement may have on adolescents' psychological well-being. Design/methodology/approach – A national online panel was employed to collect survey data from respondents aged 7-18 and their parents. Findings – The results support the existence of a high brand community involvement segment among adolescents. Adolescents high in brand community involvement are found to display noteworthy differences in attitudes, values, and marketplace behaviors. Several interesting avenues of future research are proposed. Originality/value – To the authors' knowledge this is the first study attempting to measure differences between adolescents who measure high and low in brand community involvement. Of particular interest are the results indicating that adolescents involved in brand communities may have important distinguishing attitudes and values and exhibit noteworthy differences in their marketplace behavior.
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2014
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Authors: | Ann Flurry, Laura ; R. Swimberghe, Krist ; M. Parker, Janna |
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Journal of Consumer Marketing. - Emerald Group Publishing Limited, ISSN 2052-1200, ZDB-ID 2032361-X. - Vol. 31.2014, 2, p. 103-110
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Publisher: |
Emerald Group Publishing Limited |
Subject: | Brand community | Children | Materialism | Adolescents | Life satisfaction | Social anxiety |
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