Conspicuous Consumption in Relation to Self-Esteem, Self-Image and Social Status: An Empirical Study
| dc.contributor.author | Topçu, Ulvi Cenap | |
| dc.date.accessioned | 2025-01-27T18:53:04Z | |
| dc.date.available | 2025-01-27T18:53:04Z | |
| dc.date.issued | 2018 | |
| dc.department | Çanakkale Onsekiz Mart Üniversitesi | |
| dc.description | 8th International Conference on the Economies of the Balkan and Eastern European Countries in the Changing World, EBEEC 2016 -- 6 May 2016 through 8 May 2016 -- Split -- 273199 | |
| dc.description.abstract | The term conspicuous consumption has been used to explain the anticipation of expressing one’s status and/or identity, via symbolic and visible consumption beyond economical or physical benefits of goods. Social function of consumption is generally associated with status, wealth and group affiliation, while psychological approach links consumption to construction of the “self”. Consumption, in this sense, is means of both extinguishing one’s self and relating himself with entities. Though conspicuous consumption studies have a substantial background, it is not adequately explored in the context of self and status interaction. The purpose of this study is to explain conspicuous consumption in relation to self-esteem, self-image congruity and social status display concerning the mediating effects of factors. The sample consists of 463 students from different units of Çanakkale Onsekiz Mart University. Research data is gathered using 5-point Likert questionnaire with convenience sampling method, and structural equation modelling is used to test the hypothesis. Results support that self-esteem is negatively related to conspicuous consumption, by causing more of the mediators, self-image congruity and social status display. Also self-image congruity is related to social status display and they are both positively related to conspicuous consumption. Social status display partially mediates the relationship between self-image congruity and conspicuous consumption. This supports the understanding that consuming symbols is related to construction of the self, or the need for, and social contexts play a significant role concurrently. © 2018, Springer International Publishing AG, part of Springer Nature. | |
| dc.identifier.doi | 10.1007/978-3-319-70377-0_48 | |
| dc.identifier.endpage | 709 | |
| dc.identifier.isbn | 978-331970376-3 | |
| dc.identifier.issn | 2198-7246 | |
| dc.identifier.scopus | 2-s2.0-85096012280 | |
| dc.identifier.scopusquality | Q4 | |
| dc.identifier.startpage | 697 | |
| dc.identifier.uri | https://doi.org/10.1007/978-3-319-70377-0_48 | |
| dc.identifier.uri | https://hdl.handle.net/20.500.12428/12565 | |
| dc.indekslendigikaynak | Scopus | |
| dc.language.iso | en | |
| dc.publisher | Springer Science and Business Media B.V. | |
| dc.relation.ispartof | Springer Proceedings in Business and Economics | |
| dc.relation.publicationcategory | Konferans Öğesi - Uluslararası - Kurum Öğretim Elemanı | |
| dc.rights | info:eu-repo/semantics/closedAccess | |
| dc.snmz | KA_Scopus_20250125 | |
| dc.subject | Conspicuous consumption; Self-esteem; Self-image congruity; Social status display; Young consumers | |
| dc.title | Conspicuous Consumption in Relation to Self-Esteem, Self-Image and Social Status: An Empirical Study | |
| dc.type | Conference Object |
