How Does Personality And Sociodemographic Characteristics Affect Attitudes Towards Cute Products? The Case of Turkey

Abstract

The purposes of this study are to determine whether attitudes towards cute products depend on consumer personalities and to reveal the personality and demographic characteristics of individuals who are most sensitive towards cute stimuli and products. Descriptive research and face-to-face survey methods were used to collect primary data. According to the research conducted to identify the individuals with the most positive attitude towards cute products, it is possible to list these personality and sociodemographic characteristics: women; individuals in the 35–54 age range; individuals of non-neurotic personality types, particularly individuals with openness personality types; and individuals with hedonic structure. Moreover, although neurotic personality types don’t like cute products results show that if we support marketing efforts with hedonic factors, then neurotic consumers become positive towards cute products.

Keywords

• Cuteness
• Cuteness Marketing
• Cute Products
• Personality
• Consumer Attitudes

Kişilik ve Sosyodemografik Özellikler Sevimli Ürünlere Yönelik Tutumlari Nasil Etkiler? Türkiye Örneği

Abstract

Bu çalışmanın amacı, sevimli ürünlere yönelik tutumların tüketici kişiliklerine bağlı olup olmadığını belirlemek ve sevimli uyaranlara ve ürünlere en duyarlı olan bireylerin kişilik ve demografik özelliklerini ortaya çıkarmaktır. Çalışmada birincil verileri toplamak için tanımlayıcı araştırma ve yüz yüze anket yöntemleri kullanılmıştır. Araştırma sonuçlarına göre sevimli ürünlere en olumlu tutuma sahip bireylerin demografik ve kişilik özellikleri; kadın, 35-54 yaş aralığındaki bireyler; nevrotik olmayan kişilik tiplerine sahip bireyler, özellikle açık kişilik tiplerine sahip bireyler; ve hedonik tüketim şekline sahip bireyler olarak sıralanabilir. Bunun dışında, nevrotik kişilik tiplerinin sevimli ürünlere olumsuz tutum göstermelerine ragmen, sonuçlar pazarlama çabalarının hedonik faktörlerle desteklenmesi durumunda, tüketicilerin sevimli ürünlere daha olumlu tutuma sahip olduğunu göstermektedir.

Keywords

• Sevimlilik
• Sevimlilik Pazarlaması
• Sevimli Ürünler
• Kişilik
• Tüketici Tutumları

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