The influence of electronic word of mouth on Instagram users: An emphasis on consumer socialization framework

The present study aimed at exploring the extent to which users model their behavior—as well as their brand attitudes, their perception of relationship quality, their use of Instagram, and the number of brands they follow—on other users. This distinction can help marketers and social media experts di...

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Autores principales: Narges Delafrooz, Yalda Rahmati, Mehrzad Abdi
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spelling oai:doaj.org-article:36d064f6e0884b7183a01475eab61f1e2021-12-02T16:09:30ZThe influence of electronic word of mouth on Instagram users: An emphasis on consumer socialization framework2331-197510.1080/23311975.2019.1606973https://doaj.org/article/36d064f6e0884b7183a01475eab61f1e2019-01-01T00:00:00Zhttp://dx.doi.org/10.1080/23311975.2019.1606973https://doaj.org/toc/2331-1975The present study aimed at exploring the extent to which users model their behavior—as well as their brand attitudes, their perception of relationship quality, their use of Instagram, and the number of brands they follow—on other users. This distinction can help marketers and social media experts discover the most likely perspectives of brand management. The statistical population was composed of the users of the Instagram social network, out of which 384 individuals were sampled by convenience non-probable technique. The hypotheses were tested by the logistic regression analysis. The results show that peer communications, brand attitude, brand relationship quality, and Instagram usage influence the manifestation of eWOM in the Instagram social network. The paper is concluded with some recommendations to marketers in the context of the Instagram social network.Narges DelafroozYalda RahmatiMehrzad AbdiTaylor & Francis Grouparticleconsumer socializationelectronic word of mouthbrandinstagramsocial networklogistic regression analysisBusinessHF5001-6182Management. Industrial managementHD28-70ENCogent Business & Management, Vol 6, Iss 1 (2019)
institution DOAJ
collection DOAJ
language EN
topic consumer socialization
electronic word of mouth
brand
instagram
social network
logistic regression analysis
Business
HF5001-6182
Management. Industrial management
HD28-70
spellingShingle consumer socialization
electronic word of mouth
brand
instagram
social network
logistic regression analysis
Business
HF5001-6182
Management. Industrial management
HD28-70
Narges Delafrooz
Yalda Rahmati
Mehrzad Abdi
The influence of electronic word of mouth on Instagram users: An emphasis on consumer socialization framework
description The present study aimed at exploring the extent to which users model their behavior—as well as their brand attitudes, their perception of relationship quality, their use of Instagram, and the number of brands they follow—on other users. This distinction can help marketers and social media experts discover the most likely perspectives of brand management. The statistical population was composed of the users of the Instagram social network, out of which 384 individuals were sampled by convenience non-probable technique. The hypotheses were tested by the logistic regression analysis. The results show that peer communications, brand attitude, brand relationship quality, and Instagram usage influence the manifestation of eWOM in the Instagram social network. The paper is concluded with some recommendations to marketers in the context of the Instagram social network.
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title The influence of electronic word of mouth on Instagram users: An emphasis on consumer socialization framework
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