Finding Brands and Not Losing Your Religion? Exploring the Relationship Between Brand Engagement in Self-Concept and Religious Commitment
Past research links a decrease in religiosity with the development of marketing and, in particular, with the growing role of brands in consumers' lives. Building on James's (1920) theory of the self, we propose that focusing on brands as a strategy for self-expression (brand engagement in...
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Published in | Journal of management, spirituality & religion Vol. 18; no. 3; pp. 201 - 217 |
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Main Authors | , |
Format | Journal Article |
Language | English |
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Journal of Management, Spirituality& Religion
01.06.2021
International Association of Management, Spirituality & Religion |
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Summary: | Past research links a decrease in religiosity with the development of marketing and, in particular, with the growing role of brands in consumers' lives. Building on James's (1920) theory of the self, we propose that focusing on brands as a strategy for self-expression (brand engagement
in self-concept; BESC) does not exclude religious commitment and may even be related with higher levels of religious commitment. We also suggest that this relationship is moderated by grandiose narcissism. The hypotheses were tested on a sample of 306 individuals in a cross-sectional study.
The findings provide evidence that BESC is positively related to religious commitment and the higher an individual's narcissism is, the stronger the positive relationship between BESC and religious commitment. These findings suggest that using brands as a strategy for self-expression is not
a substitute for religious commitment. |
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Bibliography: | 1476-6086(20210601)18:3L.201;1- |
ISSN: | 1476-6086 1942-258X |
DOI: | 10.51327/FEVJ7857 |