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Investigating gender differences in consumers’ experience of guilt: A comparative study
Kayal, G.G. Simintiras, A.C. Rana, Nripendra P.
Kayal, G.G.
Simintiras, A.C.
Rana, Nripendra P.
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2017-11
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The literature of guilt in the context of consumer behavior is notably limited. It is particularly limited with respect to examining gender differences across nations. Existing studies have only evaluated gender differences, in terms of consumer guilt, in the United States. In addition, those studies evaluated gender differences in specific consumption situations such as consumer boycotting and food consumption. Thus, they do not give a comprehensive understanding of gender variations in consumer guilt. Notably, gender differences with regard to consumer guilt were shown to be limited in countries other than the United States. These studies provided contradictory results to established findings in social psychology. In view of this, by using quantitative techniques, numerous consumption settings, and samples from two distinct countries, this study provides a holistic assessment of gender differences in consumer guilt across nations. The findings indicate that gender differences, with respect to consumer guilt, are predominately present in individualistic countries and notably absent in collectivist countries. Hence, marketers should consider gender as an influential variable when devising guilt related strategies in individualistic countries. In contrast, marketers may reconsider allocating resources, with respect to gender related marketing strategies, in collectivist countries.
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Kayal GG, Simintiras AC and Rana NP (2017) Investigating gender differences in consumers’ experience of guilt: a comparative study' Journal of Retailing and Consumer Services. 39: 71-78.
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