Publication Type
Journal Article
Version
acceptedVersion
Publication Date
4-2015
Abstract
Results from six experiments support the hypothesis that an accessible independent self-construal promotes a greater reliance on feelings in making judgments and decisions, whereas an accessible interdependent self-construal promotes a greater reliance on reasons. Specifically, compared to an interdependent self-construal, an independent self-construal increases the relative preference for affectively superior options as opposed to cognitively superior options (experiments 1A and 1B) and strengthens the effects of incidental mood on evaluations (experiment 2). Further, valuations of the decision outcome increase when independent (interdependent) consumers adopt a feeling-based (reason-based) decision strategy (experiment 3). Finally, these effects are moderated by decision focus (whether the decision is made for oneself or for others; experiment 4) and need for justification during decision making (experiment 5). Theoretical implications and managerial implications are discussed.
Keywords
Decision making, consumer attitudes, consumer research, brand choice, self-perception, emotions, judgement
Discipline
Business | Marketing
Research Areas
Marketing
Publication
Journal of Consumer Research
Volume
41
Issue
6
First Page
1392
Last Page
1411
ISSN
0093-5301
Identifier
10.1086/68008
Publisher
Oxford University Press
Citation
HONG, Jiewen and CHANG, Hannah H..
I Follow My Heart and We Rely on Reasons: The Impact of Self-Construal on Reliance on Feelings versus Reasons in Decision Making. (2015). Journal of Consumer Research. 41, (6), 1392-1411.
Available at: https://ink.library.smu.edu.sg/lkcsb_research/4377
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Additional URL
https://doi.org/10.1086/680082