Factors influencing TikTok-based user purchase intention
Comparison between potential customers and repeat customers
Bibliographic Data
| ID | 12420894 |
|---|---|
| Authors | Hongying Zhao (0000-0001-7506-6934, Dalian University of Technology, corresponding author), Christian Wagner (0000-0002-5815-4470, City University of Hong Kong) |
| Year | 2023 |
| Volume | 34 |
| Issue | 6 |
| Pages | 1901-1931 |
| Publication date | 2023-12-22 |
| Open Access | Yes |
| Type | ARTICLE |
| Venue | Internet Research (JOURNAL) |
| Journal identifiers | ISSN: 1066-2243 • E-ISSN: 2054-5657 |
| Publisher | Emerald Publishing Limited (PUBLISHER • GB) |
| DOI | 10.1108/intr-07-2022-0542 |
| OpenAlex | W4390122127 |
| Language | EN |
| Citations received | 1 |
| References cited | 58 |
Purpose The purpose of this paper is to examine how different types of user experience in TikTok impact purchase intention via commitment to the influencer and commitment to the platform, with customer type included to determine moderating effects. Three types of user experience are considered: information experience, entertainment experience and parasocial-relationship-based experience. Design/methodology/approach This study collected 458 valid questionnaires from TikTok users, employing the structural equation modeling approach to examine the proposed research model. Findings Information experience, entertainment experience and parasocial-relationship-based experience are found to critically stimulate user commitment to the influencer and commitment to the platform, in turn driving TikTok-based purchase intention. Tests incorporating customer type reveal that commitment to the influencer more strongly influences the purchase intention of repeat customers, with commitment to the platform more likely to stimulate purchase intention among potential customers. Research limitations/implications On a theoretical level, the paper is among the first to examine TikTok-based user purchase intention with customer type as a moderator. On a practical level, the results can guide marketers to effectively promote products using TikTok and inspire TikTok managers to develop customized strategies to stimulate initial and repeat sales. Originality/value TikTok is moving to the stage of commercialization and monetization by introducing e-commerce features. Although this move should cultivate particularly fertile ground for companies to sell products, TikTok user purchase behavior has yet to receive sufficient research attention, with little currently known about their purchase motivations. The current study uncovers the significant antecedents of users' purchase intention through TikTok, and further reveals the motivational differences among potential and repeat customers
Advertising · Business · Creativity · Customer Experience · Entertainment · Moderation · Originality · Structural equation modeling · Computer Science · Digital Marketing and Social Media · Organizational and Employee Performance · Psychology · Social Psychology · Technology Adoption and User Behaviour · Marketing
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| Citations per year | 1 |
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| Citation span | 2026 - 2026 (1) |
| Highly cited | No |