Research Article

THE MODERATING EFFECT OF E-MARKETPLACES FAMILIARITY ON THE RELATIONSHIP BETWEEN TRUST AND RISK REDUCTION BASED ON PRODUCT TYPES

Number: 70 September 5, 2025
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THE MODERATING EFFECT OF E-MARKETPLACES FAMILIARITY ON THE RELATIONSHIP BETWEEN TRUST AND RISK REDUCTION BASED ON PRODUCT TYPES

Abstract

The objective of the research, conducted with 733 participants in the United Kingdom, is to reveal the moderating effect of e-marketplace familiarity on the relationship between trust and risk reduction in the context of product types using a structural model. The research model was tested by randomly presenting participants with one of two different, each containing three different product types. Products were considered in 3 different categories as search and experience goods. In the research model, the moderating effects of familiarity and product type on the relationship between trust and risk reduction were evaluated with regression analysis based on the Bootstrap method using PROCESS Macro. The results show that the moderating effect of familiarity within the relationship between trust and risk reduction is managed by product types. This research also provides important findings in terms of marketing strategies. It is suggested that unknown e-marketplaces should give more importance to marketing communications by using trustworthy messages.

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Supporting Institution

TÜBİTAK

Project Number

122K017

Ethical Statement

This study has been prepared in accordance with the rules of scientific research and publication ethics. The compliance of this study with the ethical rules has been approved by the Pamukkale University Ethics Committee with the decision dated 23.03.2022 and numbered 68282350/2022/G06.

Thanks

The data collection process of this study was carried out with the support of TUBITAK project number 122K017. We would like to thank TUBITAK for their contributions.

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Details

Primary Language

English

Subjects

Digital Marketing

Journal Section

Research Article

Early Pub Date

August 29, 2025

Publication Date

September 5, 2025

Submission Date

January 2, 2025

Acceptance Date

May 31, 2025

Published in Issue

Year 2025 Number: 70

APA
Aydın, O., & Gürkaynak Gürbüzer, Ş. (2025). THE MODERATING EFFECT OF E-MARKETPLACES FAMILIARITY ON THE RELATIONSHIP BETWEEN TRUST AND RISK REDUCTION BASED ON PRODUCT TYPES. Pamukkale Üniversitesi Sosyal Bilimler Enstitüsü Dergisi, 70, 361-376. https://doi.org/10.30794/pausbed.1612001
AMA
1.Aydın O, Gürkaynak Gürbüzer Ş. THE MODERATING EFFECT OF E-MARKETPLACES FAMILIARITY ON THE RELATIONSHIP BETWEEN TRUST AND RISK REDUCTION BASED ON PRODUCT TYPES. PAUSBED. 2025;(70):361-376. doi:10.30794/pausbed.1612001
Chicago
Aydın, Oguzhan, and Şeyda Gürkaynak Gürbüzer. 2025. “THE MODERATING EFFECT OF E-MARKETPLACES FAMILIARITY ON THE RELATIONSHIP BETWEEN TRUST AND RISK REDUCTION BASED ON PRODUCT TYPES”. Pamukkale Üniversitesi Sosyal Bilimler Enstitüsü Dergisi, nos. 70: 361-76. https://doi.org/10.30794/pausbed.1612001.
EndNote
Aydın O, Gürkaynak Gürbüzer Ş (September 1, 2025) THE MODERATING EFFECT OF E-MARKETPLACES FAMILIARITY ON THE RELATIONSHIP BETWEEN TRUST AND RISK REDUCTION BASED ON PRODUCT TYPES. Pamukkale Üniversitesi Sosyal Bilimler Enstitüsü Dergisi 70 361–376.
IEEE
[1]O. Aydın and Ş. Gürkaynak Gürbüzer, “THE MODERATING EFFECT OF E-MARKETPLACES FAMILIARITY ON THE RELATIONSHIP BETWEEN TRUST AND RISK REDUCTION BASED ON PRODUCT TYPES”, PAUSBED, no. 70, pp. 361–376, Sept. 2025, doi: 10.30794/pausbed.1612001.
ISNAD
Aydın, Oguzhan - Gürkaynak Gürbüzer, Şeyda. “THE MODERATING EFFECT OF E-MARKETPLACES FAMILIARITY ON THE RELATIONSHIP BETWEEN TRUST AND RISK REDUCTION BASED ON PRODUCT TYPES”. Pamukkale Üniversitesi Sosyal Bilimler Enstitüsü Dergisi. 70 (September 1, 2025): 361-376. https://doi.org/10.30794/pausbed.1612001.
JAMA
1.Aydın O, Gürkaynak Gürbüzer Ş. THE MODERATING EFFECT OF E-MARKETPLACES FAMILIARITY ON THE RELATIONSHIP BETWEEN TRUST AND RISK REDUCTION BASED ON PRODUCT TYPES. PAUSBED. 2025;:361–376.
MLA
Aydın, Oguzhan, and Şeyda Gürkaynak Gürbüzer. “THE MODERATING EFFECT OF E-MARKETPLACES FAMILIARITY ON THE RELATIONSHIP BETWEEN TRUST AND RISK REDUCTION BASED ON PRODUCT TYPES”. Pamukkale Üniversitesi Sosyal Bilimler Enstitüsü Dergisi, no. 70, Sept. 2025, pp. 361-76, doi:10.30794/pausbed.1612001.
Vancouver
1.Oguzhan Aydın, Şeyda Gürkaynak Gürbüzer. THE MODERATING EFFECT OF E-MARKETPLACES FAMILIARITY ON THE RELATIONSHIP BETWEEN TRUST AND RISK REDUCTION BASED ON PRODUCT TYPES. PAUSBED. 2025 Sep. 1;(70):361-76. doi:10.30794/pausbed.1612001

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