Research Article

THE ROLE OF EMOTIONS IN THE INTERACTION BETWEEN IMPULSIVE BUYING, REGRET AND RETURN BEHAVIOR IN ONLINE SHOPPING

Volume: 18 Number: 3 September 29, 2025
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THE ROLE OF EMOTIONS IN THE INTERACTION BETWEEN IMPULSIVE BUYING, REGRET AND RETURN BEHAVIOR IN ONLINE SHOPPING

Abstract

This study aims to examine the relationships among emotional responses (arousal and pleasure), impulsive buying, regret, and return behavior in consumers' online product purchase processes. Through an integrated model, the research explores how emotional responses influence impulsive buying and how impulsive buying, in turn, affects regret and return-related behaviors. Using surveys, the data were collected online using a convenience sampling method with a total of 511 participants. The data were analyzed using the AMOS software. The results show that arousal significantly influences impulsive buying and pleasure, whereas no relationship was found between pleasure and impulsive buying. Furthermore, while impulsive buying leads to regret, it does not directly lead to return behavior. Regret does not significantly affect return attitude but does influence perceived return benefit. A serial mediating role of regret and perceived return benefit was found between impulsive buying and return attitude. These findings suggest that the cognitive discomfort resulting from impulsive purchases does not always lead to returns and regret only partially translates into return behavior. This research deepens the knowledge on consumer psychology by integrating both pre- and post-purchase consumer psychology into a single model, capturing both positive and negative emotional and cognitive responses. It also provides practical insights for businesses by highlighting motivational factors behind impulsive buying and offering strategies to optimize customer satisfaction in the post-purchase phase.

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Ethical Statement

This research has received monetary support from Selçuk University Scientific Research Projects Office project number 24401233. Ethics approval 15.10.2024, 16/98, Selcuk University, Faculty of Economics and Administrative Sciences.

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Details

Primary Language

English

Subjects

Marketing Theory, Consumer Behaviour

Journal Section

Research Article

Publication Date

September 29, 2025

Submission Date

June 30, 2025

Acceptance Date

August 11, 2025

Published in Issue

Year 2025 Volume: 18 Number: 3

APA
Akkaya, Ö. (2025). THE ROLE OF EMOTIONS IN THE INTERACTION BETWEEN IMPULSIVE BUYING, REGRET AND RETURN BEHAVIOR IN ONLINE SHOPPING. Pazarlama Ve Pazarlama Araştırmaları Dergisi, 18(3), 710-737. https://izlik.org/JA67NA26XM
AMA
1.Akkaya Ö. THE ROLE OF EMOTIONS IN THE INTERACTION BETWEEN IMPULSIVE BUYING, REGRET AND RETURN BEHAVIOR IN ONLINE SHOPPING. Pazarlama ve Pazarlama Araştırmaları Dergisi. 2025;18(3):710-737. https://izlik.org/JA67NA26XM
Chicago
Akkaya, Ömer. 2025. “THE ROLE OF EMOTIONS IN THE INTERACTION BETWEEN IMPULSIVE BUYING, REGRET AND RETURN BEHAVIOR IN ONLINE SHOPPING”. Pazarlama Ve Pazarlama Araştırmaları Dergisi 18 (3): 710-37. https://izlik.org/JA67NA26XM.
EndNote
Akkaya Ö (September 1, 2025) THE ROLE OF EMOTIONS IN THE INTERACTION BETWEEN IMPULSIVE BUYING, REGRET AND RETURN BEHAVIOR IN ONLINE SHOPPING. Pazarlama ve Pazarlama Araştırmaları Dergisi 18 3 710–737.
IEEE
[1]Ö. Akkaya, “THE ROLE OF EMOTIONS IN THE INTERACTION BETWEEN IMPULSIVE BUYING, REGRET AND RETURN BEHAVIOR IN ONLINE SHOPPING”, Pazarlama ve Pazarlama Araştırmaları Dergisi, vol. 18, no. 3, pp. 710–737, Sept. 2025, [Online]. Available: https://izlik.org/JA67NA26XM
ISNAD
Akkaya, Ömer. “THE ROLE OF EMOTIONS IN THE INTERACTION BETWEEN IMPULSIVE BUYING, REGRET AND RETURN BEHAVIOR IN ONLINE SHOPPING”. Pazarlama ve Pazarlama Araştırmaları Dergisi 18/3 (September 1, 2025): 710-737. https://izlik.org/JA67NA26XM.
JAMA
1.Akkaya Ö. THE ROLE OF EMOTIONS IN THE INTERACTION BETWEEN IMPULSIVE BUYING, REGRET AND RETURN BEHAVIOR IN ONLINE SHOPPING. Pazarlama ve Pazarlama Araştırmaları Dergisi. 2025;18:710–737.
MLA
Akkaya, Ömer. “THE ROLE OF EMOTIONS IN THE INTERACTION BETWEEN IMPULSIVE BUYING, REGRET AND RETURN BEHAVIOR IN ONLINE SHOPPING”. Pazarlama Ve Pazarlama Araştırmaları Dergisi, vol. 18, no. 3, Sept. 2025, pp. 710-37, https://izlik.org/JA67NA26XM.
Vancouver
1.Ömer Akkaya. THE ROLE OF EMOTIONS IN THE INTERACTION BETWEEN IMPULSIVE BUYING, REGRET AND RETURN BEHAVIOR IN ONLINE SHOPPING. Pazarlama ve Pazarlama Araştırmaları Dergisi [Internet]. 2025 Sep. 1;18(3):710-37. Available from: https://izlik.org/JA67NA26XM