Self-Construal And Feature Centrality

Keywords

Categorization; Feature centrality; Product evaluation; Self-construal

Abstract

The current research investigates the interactive influence of self-construal and product feature centrality on product judgment tasks. Feature centrality refers to the extent to which a feature is integral to the product concept and its network of correlated features, and contributes to the coherence of the product’s conceptual representation. While the categorization literature suggests that central features (versus less central features) are weighted more when consumers make judgments about a product, across two studies we find such effect is bounded by individuals’ self-construal. In particular, whereas independent consumers, adopting an analytical thinking style, rely more on central features than less central features in product categorization and evaluations, interdependent consumers, employing a holistic thinking style, use both features to form their judgments.

Publication Date

12-1-2016

Publication Title

Marketing Letters

Volume

27

Issue

4

Number of Pages

781-789

Document Type

Article

Personal Identifier

scopus

DOI Link

https://doi.org/10.1007/s11002-015-9380-z

Socpus ID

84938504117 (Scopus)

Source API URL

https://api.elsevier.com/content/abstract/scopus_id/84938504117

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