• The Journal of the Korea Contents Association
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• v.21 no.9
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• pp.117-124
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• 2021

This study attempted to analyze the influence of mobile shopping motivation on the attributes and selection of beauty applications among consumers in their 20s, and the results found the following: First, mobile shopping motivation was classified into the categories of playfulness, convenience, and impulsiveness while beauty application attributes were divided into contents, community, and continuous management. Second, mobile shopping motivation was found to have a significant influence on selection of mobile beauty applications. Specifically, playfulness affected professional brands and beauty shopping mall apps, while impulsiveness revealed an effect on online shopping malls and beauty community apps. In addition, convenience showed an influence on TV home shopping apps. Third, mobile shopping motivation had a statistically significant effect on beauty application attributes. Specifically, playfulness, convenience, and impulsiveness revealed a statistically significant influence on contents, while playfulness also affected beauty communities. In addition, impulsiveness affected continuous management.