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

Cilt: 18 Sayı: 3 29 Eylül 2025
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THE ROLE OF EMOTIONS IN THE INTERACTION BETWEEN IMPULSIVE BUYING, REGRET AND RETURN BEHAVIOR IN ONLINE SHOPPING

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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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Etik Beyan

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.

Kaynakça

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Ayrıntılar

Birincil Dil

İngilizce

Konular

Pazarlama Teorisi, Tüketici Davranışı

Bölüm

Araştırma Makalesi

Yayımlanma Tarihi

29 Eylül 2025

Gönderilme Tarihi

30 Haziran 2025

Kabul Tarihi

11 Ağustos 2025

Yayımlandığı Sayı

Yıl 2025 Cilt: 18 Sayı: 3

Kaynak Göster

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. PPAD. 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 (01 Eylül 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”, PPAD, c. 18, sy 3, ss. 710–737, Eyl. 2025, [çevrimiçi]. Erişim adresi: 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 (01 Eylül 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. PPAD. 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, c. 18, sy 3, Eylül 2025, ss. 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. PPAD [Internet]. 01 Eylül 2025;18(3):710-37. Erişim adresi: https://izlik.org/JA67NA26XM