Can Stressful Events Affect Our Consumer Day-Life? Empirical Results of Preliminary Focus Group Analysis to Student Groups with the Use of a Life Stress Inventory Model (Conference presentation)

Vassiliadis, C. A./ Fotiadis, A. K./ Andronikidis, A./ Βασιλειάδης/ Φωτιάδης/ Ανδρονικίδης


Different research studies argue that external circumstances or events can have an effect on people, but this effect is mediated by the individual's perceptions, capacities, and understanding. While in behavioural and social studies stress research is a well known traditional research topic, in Marketing studies consumer stress research has been ignored by marketing and consumer researchers. This preliminary research paper examines the result of a consumer stress measurement combination study that includes the use of Social Readjustment Rating Scale and the use of a “trend to buy” research study. Our research question is based on the statement “unique stress events can affect the buying behaviour of different consumer groups”. The study is based on three “focus group” organised studies with 26 students, i.e., 9 with graduated, 9 with post-graduated and 8 with post-graduated executives. The results of the study give useful suggestions for the construction of an alternative consumer measurement tool. Finally the paper concludes that the, “Death of a friend”, “Death of a relative” are both the most important and unique stress life events for the three student groups. When such event occurs, then all the student groups trend not to buy products and services related with their animation and outgoing.
Institution and School/Department of submitter: Σχολή Διοίκησης και Οικονομίας / Τμήμα Διοίκησης Επιχειρήσεων
Keywords: Social Readjustment Rating Scale;Stress;Consumer behaviour;Marketing;Κλίμακα Αξιολόγησης Κοινωνικής Αναπροσαρμογής;Άγχος;Συμπεριφορά καταναλωτή;Μάρκετινγκ
Citation: International Conference on Contemporary Marketing Issues (ICCMI) 13 – 15 June 2012 Thessaloniki, Greece
Description: Άρθρο Συνεδρίου--ΑΤΕΙΘ, 2012
URI: http://195.251.240.227/jspui/handle/123456789/1189
Publisher: Bucks New University
Alexander Technological Educational Institute (ATEI) of Thessaloniki, Department of Marketing
Item type: conferenceItem
Submission Date: 2016-05-24T21:11:13Z
Item language: en
Item access scheme: free
Institution and School/Department of submitter: Σχολή Διοίκησης και Οικονομίας / Τμήμα Διοίκησης Επιχειρήσεων
Publication date: 2012-06
Bibliographic citation: Vassiliadis, C. A. & Fotiadis, A. K.Andronikidis, A., 2012, 'Can Stressful Events Affect Our Consumer Day-Life? Empirical Results of Preliminary Focus Group Analysis to Student Groups with the Use of a Life Stress Inventory Model', ICCMI, 13 – 15 June 2012 Thessaloniki, Greece, Alexander Technological Educational Institute (ATEI) of Thessaloniki, Thessaloniki, pp. 55-59.
Abstract: Different research studies argue that external circumstances or events can have an effect on people, but this effect is mediated by the individual's perceptions, capacities, and understanding. While in behavioural and social studies stress research is a well known traditional research topic, in Marketing studies consumer stress research has been ignored by marketing and consumer researchers. This preliminary research paper examines the result of a consumer stress measurement combination study that includes the use of Social Readjustment Rating Scale and the use of a “trend to buy” research study. Our research question is based on the statement “unique stress events can affect the buying behaviour of different consumer groups”. The study is based on three “focus group” organised studies with 26 students, i.e., 9 with graduated, 9 with post-graduated and 8 with post-graduated executives. The results of the study give useful suggestions for the construction of an alternative consumer measurement tool. Finally the paper concludes that the, “Death of a friend”, “Death of a relative” are both the most important and unique stress life events for the three student groups. When such event occurs, then all the student groups trend not to buy products and services related with their animation and outgoing.
Publisher: Bucks New University
Alexander Technological Educational Institute (ATEI) of Thessaloniki, Department of Marketing
Conference name: International Conference on Contemporary Marketing Issues (ICCMI)
Type of the conference item: full paper
Appears in Collections:ICCMI (2012)

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