Document Type
Article
Publication Date
7-2003
Journal or Book Title
Journal of Business & Management
Volume
9
Issue
3
First Page
271
Last Page
287
Abstract
Mass customization, a hybrid of mass production and customization includes the mass production of individually customized goods. Body-scanning can be both a service and experience involving the use of light-based or laser-based electronic scanning of the customers body form to develop a pattern for a mass customized apparel product offering an individualized fit. A model comprised of relationships between psychological traits, service-based and experience-based motivations for using body-scanning, and willingness to use body-scanning was proposed and statistically supported using 521 university subjects and the analysis of moment structures (AMOS) statistic. As hypothesized, Optimum Stimulation Level (OSL) predicted Experimenting with Appearance (EA) and Enhancement of Individuality (El). As proposed, OSL and EA predicted the motivation, trying body- scanning as an exciting experience. As posited, both EA and El predicted using body- scanning for a better fitting product. Both motivations were mediating variables between the psychological traits and willingness to use body-scanning, but using body-scanning for a better fitting product had a stronger effect. Theoretical and business implications were discussed.
Rights
This is an open-access article distributed under the terms of the Creative Commons Attribution License, which permits unrestricted use, distribution, and reproduction in any medium, provided the original author and source are credited.
Copyright Owner
Department of Management, Colorado State University
Copyright Date
2003
Language
en
File Format
application/pdf
Recommended Citation
Fiore, Ann Marie; Lee, Seung-Eun; and Kunz, Grace, "Psychographic Variables Affecting Willingness to Use Body-Scanning" (2003). Apparel, Events and Hospitality Management Publications. 34.
https://lib.dr.iastate.edu/aeshm_pubs/34
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Experimental Analysis of Behavior Commons, Fashion Business Commons, Sales and Merchandising Commons
Comments
This article is from Journal of Business & Management 9 (2003): 271. Posted with permission.