Fashion & Textile Research Journal (한국의류산업학회지)

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Mediation of Consumer Satisfaction in the Relationship between Outdoor Wear Purchase Decision-Making Process and Repurchase Intention

구매의사결정 단계와 재구매 의도 관계에서 고객 만족의 매개효과 분석 - 아웃도어 웨어를 대상으로 -

  • Yoo, Hwa-Sook (Dept. of Clothing & Textiles, University of Ulsan)
  • 유화숙 (울산대학교 의류학전공)
  • Received : 2016.10.01
  • Accepted : 2017.02.24
  • Published : 2017.02.28
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Abstract

This study identified the purchase decision-making process of outdoor wear consumers and examined the hypothesis that consumer satisfaction mediates the relationship between purchase decision-making process and repurchase intention. Data were acquired from a survey and analyzed with descriptive, factor analysis, reliability analysis and multiple regression analysis. Respondents were 454 adults who have purchased outdoor wear. The results are as follows. First, the purchase decision-making processes of outdoor wear consumers consisted of a series of steps: need recognition & passive information search, active information search, evaluation of alternatives with practical attributes, evaluation of alternatives with unpractical attributes, purchase decision, and post-purchase evaluation. Second, four purchase decision-making processes (except for need recognition & passive information search and active information search) had significantly positive effects on consumer satisfaction. Third, the need recognition & passive information search, the evaluation of alternatives with unpractical attributes and post-purchase evaluation had significantly positive effects on repurchase intention. Lastly, the partial mediation of consumer satisfaction in the relationship between two purchase decision-making processes (evaluation of alternatives with unpractical attributes and post-purchase evaluation) and repurchase intention were indicated. This academic study will help to understand the purchase decision-making processes of outdoor wear and allow companies to obtain information (from the industrial aspect) about which process to invest in and how to manage the process.

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