The influence of personality and social traits on the importance of brand design of luxury brands and brand loyalty
ISSN: 1935-5181
Article publication date: 10 December 2020
Issue publication date: 4 June 2021
Abstract
Purpose
Buyers of luxury clothing products usually place great importance on design because they can satisfy their personal needs. However, the underlying motivation for buying luxury products has not been fully understood. Therefore, identifying the factors influencing the choice of luxury products and brand loyalty can provide useful information to a better understanding of the customers' needs of these brands. In fact, in this article, we are trying to determine how personality traits (including the need for uniqueness and self-monitoring) and social traits (including self-expression and self-presentation) influence the importance of design and brand loyalty.
Design/methodology/approach
A questionnaire was used to collect data. The questionnaire was answered by 386 buyers of luxury clothing brands in Iran. Structural equation modeling was also used for data analysis. Data were analyzed by SPSS 19.0 and AMOS 24.0 software.
Findings
The results of this study show that people who need to be unique pay more attention to the specific designs by expressing their self-expression in their surrounding community, while self-monitors seek acceptance in the community by using common designs. Finally, the results show that the importance of design reduces customer loyalty to the brand.
Originality/value
To the best of the authors' knowledge, this study is the first one to investigate the effect of personality and social traits on the importance of luxury clothing design and brand loyalty using statistical data analysis tools in Iran.
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Citation
Konjkav Monfared, A., Mansouri, A. and Jalilian, N. (2021), "The influence of personality and social traits on the importance of brand design of luxury brands and brand loyalty", American Journal of Business, Vol. 36 No. 2, pp. 128-149. https://doi.org/10.1108/AJB-03-2020-0033
Publisher
:Emerald Publishing Limited
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