Why blogger sells: An approach from the attachment theory

Wei Yang*, Choon Ling Sia

*Corresponding author for this work

Research output: Chapters, Conference Papers, Creative and Literary WorksRGC 32 - Refereed conference paper (with host publication)peer-review

5 Citations (Scopus)

Abstract

This research studies the micro-celebrity endorsement effectiveness. To be more specific, we consider a typical social media enabled micro-celebrity: bloggers. This research asks two questions: 1, how does bloggers leverage the social media to recommend products; 2, what are the underlying psychological mechanisms? We adopt attachment theory to explain the research questions. We propose that factors that can fulfill the follower’s self-enabling needs, self-enriching needs and self-gratifying needs are important to build attachment towards micro-celebrities. In advance, the attachment will lead to purchase behavior. A conceptual model is built and the further data collection will be conducted later.
Original languageEnglish
Title of host publicationHCI in Business, Government, and Organizations
EditorsFiona Fui-Hoon Nah, Bo Sophia Xiao
PublisherSpringer International Publishing 
Pages526-535
ISBN (Electronic)9783319917160
ISBN (Print)9783319917153
DOIs
Publication statusPublished - Jul 2018
Event5th International Conference on HCI in Business, Government, and Organizations, HCIBGO 2018 Held as Part of HCI International 2018 - Las Vegas, United States
Duration: 15 Jul 201820 Jul 2018

Publication series

NameLecture Notes in Computer Science
Volume10923
ISSN (Print)0302-9743
ISSN (Electronic)1611-3349

Conference

Conference5th International Conference on HCI in Business, Government, and Organizations, HCIBGO 2018 Held as Part of HCI International 2018
Country/TerritoryUnited States
CityLas Vegas
Period15/07/1820/07/18

Research Keywords

  • Attachment theory
  • Micro-celebrity endorsement

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