... equation modeling (PLS-SEM) to evaluate research hypotheses based on a sample of US respondents (n = 280). Findings The authors’ empirical findings from their PLS-SEM results provide support for their research hypotheses, indicating that individuals’ insecure attachments (anxious...

... of the CC BY 4.0 licence. Metaverse Customer experience Avatars Self-congruence Immersive technology Consumer well-being Well-becoming Conditional mediation PLS-SEM Macquarie University 2023 RESS Macquarie University, 2023 RESS. The metaverse is an immersive...

.... PLS-SEM Customer satisfaction Service-dominant logic Motives Relationship quality Brand community engagement Brand community Research findings indicate that 70% of the consumers are willing to disclose their brand-related knowledge with their fellows on social media. This is particularly...

.... Understanding the extent to which collecting behaviors impact life satisfaction will shed light on an area of consumer psychology that has, thus, far gone unexplored. Life satisfaction Materialism Identity theory Identity salience Collecting behavior PLS-SEM Consumer collecting behavior Collector...

... sites (i.e. Amazon.com) allow for social networking opportunities. Although some companies have been successful with social commerce efforts (i.e. Dell, Starbucks), others have not (i.e. WalMart; Liang et al., 2011). Personalized advertising Social media PLS-SEM Brand love ©...

.... Design/methodology/approach Two studies are developed to test the model using partial least squares structural equation modeling (PLS-SEM). Additionally, cluster analysis, multi-group analysis (MGA) and serial mediation tests are also conducted to provide better insights into the results. Findings...

... can be contacted at: cindyrippe30@gmail.edu 18 11 2018 20 06 2019 15 07 2019 © Emerald Publishing Limited 2019 Emerald Publishing Limited Licensed re-use rights only Anxiety Retailing PLS-SEM Avoidance Self-gifting Insecure attachment Self-gifting...