The Influence of Goal Progress Information and Future Self Connectedness on Environment-friendly Products' Repurchase Intention

Abstract

Abstract:

In this paper, we research the effects of goal progress information and future self connectedness on the repurchase intention of environmental friendly products. The results show that the interaction between the future self connectedness and goal progress information significantly affects consumers' repurchase intention of environmentally friendly products. It is also found that in the context of high future self connectedness, compared to the to-date frame goal progress information, to-go frame goal progress information has positive effects on consumers' repurchase of environmentally friendly products. Moreover, perceived goal distance plays a role of mediating the impact of goal progress information on repurchase intention for environmentally friendly products with high future self connectedness.

Key words: environmentally friendly products, repurchase intention, goal progress information, future self connectedness

Xiong Xiaoming, Huang Jing, Lin Tao. The Influence of Goal Progress Information and Future Self Connectedness on Environment-friendly Products' Repurchase Intention[J]. , 2019, 31(8): 146-156.

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