| Abstract |
| Consumers purchase gifts for themselves and for others. This research examined whether one’s preferred purchase type (material or experiential) would depend on the gift recipient (self or others). A total of 200 participants took part in online studies via Amazon Mechanical-Turk. Based on the construal-level theory, people will focus on concrete product attributes for psychologically close objects; however, for psychologically distant objects, people will concentrate on abstract product attributes. Study 1 demonstrated that participants preferred material over experiential purchases in self-gifting situations, while they preferred experiential compared to material gifts for others. In Study 2, it was found that individual differences in emotional disconnection moderated the effect of gift recipient on preferred gift type. Specifically, the differences in preferred gift type increased as one’s emotional disconnection level increased. The results of this research have theoretical implications in terms of extending construal-level theory to gift-purchasing behaviors. Furthermore, this research has practical implications for marketers and advertisers. Limitations and possible future research directions were also discussed. |
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| Key Words |
| Gift Purchases, Self-gifting, Material Gifts, Experiential Gifts, Emotional Disconnection, 선물 구매, 자신을 위한 선물, 물질재 선물, 경험재 선물, 감정적 단절 수준 |
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