Current understanding of how meaning in work leads the consumption behaviors is limited by a lack of identification various factors confirmed by empirical evidence. Therefore, the present research investigates the effect of job meaning work on consumption behavior through consumption motivation. To confirm the relationship between meaning in work and consumption behavior, we classified the meaning in work as job, career, and calling, consumption motivation as fun and exciting need, need for status, and prosocial needs, consumption behavior as hedonic consumption, symbolic consumption, and utilitarian consumption. To test hypotheses, responses from 172 Chinese consumer samples were achieved, the proposed model was estimated by using structural equations modeling. SPSS 24.0 and AMOS 15.0 software were used for the data analysis. The results from structural equation modeling showed as follows: First, job positively affected both fun & exciting need and need for status. Second, career positively affected need for status, but does not to prosocial need. Third, calling was positively related to both fin & exciting need and prosocial needs, Finally, we found that positive relationships between fun & hedonic consumption, need for status and symbolic consumption, prosocial need and utilitarian consumption. Therefore, we concluded job meaning on work have a differential effects on chinese consumption behavior. The theoretical and practical implications of this present research are discussed, together line with its limitations and future research guidance.
동북아시아문화학회 [The Association of North-east Asian Cultures]
설립연도
2000
분야
복합학>학제간연구
소개
동북아시아 문화의 다양성과 정체성을 연구 토론하고, 지역내 문화 교류의 다양한 모습을 연구하고 문화변동의 큰 틀을 집적함으로써 우리 민족 문화 및 상대 민족의 문화적 터전을 이해하여 문화공동체적 특성을 계발하고 상호 관련성의 강화를 유도하는 학술활동을 통해 동북아시아의 문화발전에 이바지함.