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Peer influence strategies in collectively consumed products: (Events and Festivals): An exploratory study among university students.

Scully, K. and Moital, M., 2016. Peer influence strategies in collectively consumed products: (Events and Festivals): An exploratory study among university students. Young Consumers, 17 (1).

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DOI: 10.1108/YC-07-2015-00536

Abstract

PURPOSE: The paper examines peer influence in the context of purchasing collectively consumed products. The particular focus of the paper is on strategies used by university students for persuasion and resistance when attending events & festivals. METHODOLOGY: Five females and three males studying for a degree in the UK were interviewed. Independent analysis of the interview transcripts was undertaken in order to identify persuasion and resistance strategies, as well as the factors influencing a strategy's success. FINDINGS: A number of persuasion and resistance strategies are used and certain strategies use specific language techniques. Some of these strategies are only applicable to reference groups who have a history of consuming products together, as they resort to past experiences as a means of producing a persuasion or resistance argument. The extent to which the influence is successful is also discussed as being very subjective and dependent on the particular context of the persuasion exercise. ORIGINALITY/VALUE: This is the first study to exclusively examine peer influence in the context of collectively consumed products, notably influence and resistance strategies, and the conditions which can make these effective. The study illustrates the types of strategies peers use when attending events, in particular those used by people who live in a fairly close social system (university study) and where there is no formal hierarchy (in contrast with parent-children influence). The context can influence the types of strategies used, for example the nature of the relationship between students, which is based on high levels of trust, makes it inappropriate to use certain strategies.

Item Type:Article
ISSN:1758-7212
Uncontrolled Keywords:Peer influence; persuasion strategies; resistance strategies; events & festivals; university students
Group:Bournemouth University Business School
ID Code:23124
Deposited By: Symplectic RT2
Deposited On:08 Feb 2016 11:52
Last Modified:14 Mar 2022 13:54

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