Table VI.

Influence of social networks on impulse buying behavior

Online buyersOffline impulsivenessOnline impulsiveness
Yes (n = 122)No (n = 50)High (n = 72)Low (n = 100)High (n = 52)Low (n = 70)
M (SD)M (SD)M (SD)M (SD)M (SD)M (SD)
IMP_SN14.88 (1.93)3.48 (1.98)*5.14 (2.02)3.99 (1.93)*5.67 (1.57)4.29 (1.95)*
IMP_SN23.90 (1.99)2.00 (1.41)*4.21 (2.12)2.73 (1.72)*4.88 (1.71)3.17 (1.87)*
IMP_SN33.17 (1.82)2.18 (1.57)*3.26 (1.93)2.61 (1.67)*3.35 (1.77)3.04 (1.86)
IMP_SN43.73 (2.12)2.28 (1.69)*4.22 (2.14)2.65 (1.82)*4.75 (1.84)2.97 (2.00)*
IMP_SN53.74 (2.01)2.64 (1.75)*4.26 (1.93)2.81 (1.82)*4.65 (1.74)3.06 (1.94)*
No. SSNN used2.09 (0.87)1.74 (0.75)*2.02 (0.90)1.96 (0.82)2.29 (0.85)1.94 (0.87)*

Notes:

*

Significant differences (p < 0.05); Mann-Withney U non-parametric tests

Source: Leech et al. (2008) 

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