Identity relevant possessions

Hawkins, Matthew; Rome, Alexandra

doi:10.1080/0965254x.2019.1657170

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“…In the case of conspicuous consumption, some brands are imbued with status and prestige (e.g. luxury brands), so that consumers adopt them to enhance their social self and indicate affiliation to an important social group (Hawkins and Rome, 2019).…”

Section: Conspicuous Consumption Practices In Music Subculturesmentioning

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Music subculture as a source of conspicuous consumption practices: a qualitative content analysis of “altered movement” songs and music videos

Castillo-Villar

Cavazos‐Arroyo

Kervyn

2020

JCM

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Purpose The purpose of this study is to focus on analyzing the role of music subcultures in the communication and promotion of conspicuous consumption practices. The object of study is the “altered movement” as the music style of the drug subculture in Mexico. Design/methodology/approach A qualitative content analysis of 78 lyrics and music videos of “altered movement” was carried out between August and December 2018. Findings The analysis of lyrics and music videos leads to the identification of four narratives (from poor to rich, power through violence, lavish lifestyle and power over women) and diverse symbolic markers (luxury brands mainly) that together, display messages aimed at promoting conspicuous consumption practices. Originality/value The current research expands the body of literature of music subcultures in the consumer research area by contesting the common conception of this phenomenon as a healthy source of self-identity formation and deepening into its role as a source of conspicuous consumption practices.

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Section: Conspicuous Consumption Practices In Music Subculturesmentioning

confidence: 99%

Music subculture as a source of conspicuous consumption practices: a qualitative content analysis of “altered movement” songs and music videos

Castillo-Villar

Cavazos‐Arroyo

Kervyn

2020

JCM

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Impression Management to Extended-Self: Effect of WhatsApp Stickers Usage among Young Adults

Saharan,

Antil,

Satyam

2024

International Journal of Human–Computer Interaction

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The interactive effect of products and consumption frequency on happiness in China

Jin

2024

APJML

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PurposeA substantial portion of existing literature on comparing experiential and material purchases on happiness indicates an experiential advantage. However, this advantage is presumed to occur in developed countries, with developing countries being overlooked. To address this gap in the literature, this paper examines the effect of consumption in China. It introduces a new perspective, consumption frequency (ordinary vs extraordinary), to investigate the interactive effect of consumption frequency (ordinary vs extraordinary) and product type (material vs experiential) on happiness and to explore the underlying mechanisms in China.Design/methodology/approachThe study constructs a model about the interactive effect of consumption frequency (ordinary vs extraordinary) and product type (material vs experiential) on happiness and takes self-expansion as the underlying mechanism. The authors employ two experiments and a nationwide secondary survey dataset to test the model.Findings(1) consumption frequency and product type can interactively improve happiness significantly in China; (2) extraordinary material consumption induces a higher level of happiness than extraordinary experiential consumption and (3) these effects are driven by self-expansion, which is an important character for people in developing countries.Research limitations/implicationsThis study is incomplete in its lack of investigation into the boundary conditions, such as materialism in the model.Originality/valueThis paper introduces a novel perspective, consumption frequency and integrates it with existing research variables (material vs experiential) to propose the interactive effect and the underlying mechanism, self-expansion. This paper contributes to the theory of consumption happiness by introducing the concept of consumption frequency in the comparison of material versus experiential products on happiness. Conversely, our findings contribute to the understanding of happiness in China.

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Identity relevant possessions

Cited by 5 publications

References 79 publications

Music subculture as a source of conspicuous consumption practices: a qualitative content analysis of “altered movement” songs and music videos

Music subculture as a source of conspicuous consumption practices: a qualitative content analysis of “altered movement” songs and music videos

Impression Management to Extended-Self: Effect of WhatsApp Stickers Usage among Young Adults

The interactive effect of products and consumption frequency on happiness in China

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