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Cuteness or Coolness—How Does Different Anthropomorphic Brand Image Accelerate Consumers’ Willingness to Buy Green Products?

Frontiers in psychology, 2021-08, Vol.12, p.599385-599385 [Peer Reviewed Journal]

Copyright © 2021 Lu, Liu, Tao and Ye. 2021 Lu, Liu, Tao and Ye ;ISSN: 1664-1078 ;EISSN: 1664-1078 ;DOI: 10.3389/fpsyg.2021.599385 ;PMID: 34531775

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  • Title:
    Cuteness or Coolness—How Does Different Anthropomorphic Brand Image Accelerate Consumers’ Willingness to Buy Green Products?
  • Author: Lu, Yue ; Liu, Yunxiao ; Tao, Le ; Ye, Shenghong
  • Subjects: advertising appeal ; anthropomorphism ; brand trust ; green consumption ; Psychology ; purchase intention ; sustainability
  • Is Part Of: Frontiers in psychology, 2021-08, Vol.12, p.599385-599385
  • Description: Green consumption is an important component of environmental protection behavior. The behaviors of individual consumers are having unprecedented impacts on the sustainable development of a green society. Previous research has discussed how anthropomorphic beneficiaries of environmental behavior (e.g., nature/earth) impact green consumption behavior and compared the influence of anthropomorphic presence and absence on consumers. However, few have examined the impact of different types of anthropomorphic carriers with environmental benefits (e.g., green product/brand) on consumers. This research explores the matching effects on the willingness of consumers to buy green products between the anthropomorphic image of the brand (cute vs. cool) and advertising appeals (self-interest vs. altruism); in addition, the underlying mechanisms of matching effects are revealed. The results show that, under the self-interested advertising appeal, the cool anthropomorphic image can lead to higher purchase intention of green products due to the mediating role played by the brand capacity trust. However, when exposed to altruistic advertising appeal, the cute anthropomorphic image can enhance brand goodwill trust of consumers and make consumers more willing to buy green products. Finally, this paper discusses the contributions and limitations.
  • Publisher: Frontiers Media S.A
  • Language: English
  • Identifier: ISSN: 1664-1078
    EISSN: 1664-1078
    DOI: 10.3389/fpsyg.2021.599385
    PMID: 34531775
  • Source: Open Access: DOAJ Directory of Open Access Journals
    Geneva Foundation Free Medical Journals at publisher websites
    PubMed Central
    ROAD: Directory of Open Access Scholarly Resources
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