Effects of perspective taking and entitlement on consumers

Strong, Carolyn and Martin, Brett A. S. 2014. Effects of perspective taking and entitlement on consumers. Journal of Business Research 67 (9) , pp. 1817-1823. 10.1016/j.jbusres.2013.12.008

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Abstract

Perspective taking involves mentally putting yourself in another's shoes and has been shown to offer interpersonal benefits, however, despite its use in campaigns targeting adolescents, it has been relatively neglected in marketing. This paper examines the moderating effect of entitlement in young adolescent consumers, focusing on perspective taking encouraging a prosocial behavior. This research extends existing marketing literature which to date has examined perspective taking in relation to adult behavior (Davis et al., 2004; Galinsky et al., 2008; Dietvorst et al., 2009), contributing to the study and understanding of adolescent consumers' consumer behavior. Three experiments were conducted which demonstrate that perspective taking benefits occur for nonentitled adolescents but not for entitled adolescents. Effects for perspective taking and entitlement are driven by evaluative concern for nonentitled adolescents and a perceived lack of relational closeness for entitled adolescents.

Item Type:	Article
Date Type:	Publication
Status:	Published
Schools:	Business (Including Economics)
Publisher:	Elsevier
ISSN:	0148-2963
Date of Acceptance:	11 December 2013
Last Modified:	16 Jul 2021 10:30
URI:	https://orca.cardiff.ac.uk/id/eprint/142629

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