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. 2020 Aug 3;57:102218. doi: 10.1016/j.jretconser.2020.102218

Table 2.

Under specific consumption situations, positive emotions do not automatically lead to positive consumption outcomes, and negative emotions may not necessarily generate negative consumption outcomes.

Reference Key Findings Key variables/dimensions Method Industry and contextual conditions
Addis et al. (2018) Brand attitude and purchase intention are outcomes of positive and negative emotions. The study ignores how positive emotions are related to negative outcomes and positive emotions to negative outcomes. Emotion
Brand attitude
Purchase intention
Structural Equation Modeling In-store social event
220 customers
Bilgihan et al. (2016) Positive emotions have a strong effect on casino gamblers' return patronage. The study ignores how positive emotions are related to negative outcomes and positive emotions to negative outcomes. Emotions
Intention to return
Actual return
Structural Equation Modeling 3 casinos in USA
4511 surveys of gamblers
Chepngetich et al. (2019) Happiness, pleasure, amazement, contentment, loneliness, excitement, and relaxation have an impact on purchase behavioral intentions. The study ignores how positive emotions are related to negative outcomes and positive emotions to negative outcomes. Customer emotions
Purchase behavior
Regression analysis Luxury hotels: 20 in Nairobi,1 in Kisumu, and 10 in Mombasa
361 clients (questionnaires)
Liu and Jang (2009) Positive emotion has a positive effect on perceived value and negative emotion has a negative effect on perceived value. Positive emotion has a positive effect on behavioral intentions and negative emotion a negative effect on these. The study ignores how positive emotions are related to negative outcomes and positive emotions to negative outcomes. Positive emotions
Negative emotions
Perceived values
Behavioral intentions
Structural Equation Modeling Chinese restaurants in the US
348 customers
Ladhari et al. (2008) Positive emotions are positively related to satisfaction levels. Negative emotions are negatively related to satisfaction levels. The study ignores how positive emotions are related to negative outcomes and positive emotions to negative outcomes. Positive emotions
Negative emotions
Satisfaction
338 undergraduate business students
Restaurant service
Maguire and Geiger (2015) Temporal aspect is critical for consumption emotions in service settings, as it impacts emotions during all stages of the consumption journey. The study ignores how positive emotions are related to negative outcomes and positive emotions to negative outcomes, Emotional experiences of the servicescape
Pre Service Encounter Emotions
Post Service Encounter Emotions
Semi-inductive, exploratory research method 13 different service encounters in Ireland
57 participants (SMS diaries and subsequent in-depth interviews)
Namkung and Jang (2010) Customers' positive emotions have a positive effect on behavioral intentions and their negative emotions a negative effect on behavioral intentions. The study ignores how positive emotions are related to negative outcomes and positive emotions to negative outcomes. Positive emotions
Negative emotions
Behavioral intentions
Structural equation modeling Casual dining restaurants in the USA
326 surveys
Olsen et al. (2005) There is a negative relationship between ambivalence and satisfaction. Ambivalence has an independent and direct effect on loyalty. The study ignores how positive emotions are related to negative outcomes and positive emotions to negative outcomes. Subjective Ambivalence
Satisfaction
Repurchase Loyalty
Structural equation modeling Seafood in Norway
1194 respondents (survey)
Penz and Hogg (2011) Emotional states such as pleasure, arousal, dominance, and enjoyment have an impact on future shopping intentions. The study ignores how positive emotions are related to negative outcomes and positive emotions to negative outcomes. Pleasure
Arousal
Dominance/control
Enjoyment
Ambivalence
Intention to purchase
Multiple mediated regression analyses Offline or online shopping
335 questionnaires (responses from offline or online shopping (Austria n = 127, Greece n = 111, the UK n = 117)
Roster and Richins (2009) Emotions have an impact on pre-purchase and post-purchase phases. The study ignores how positive emotions are related to negative consumption outcomes and positive emotions to negative outcomes. Subjective ambivalence
Attitude toward replacement
Ability to replace
Intention to replace
Attitude toward retention
Ability to retain
Intention to retain
Difference scores: An Extension of the Griffin
Measure
Durable goods (cars, boats, household appliances, TV, stereos, etc.)
Survey 1: 404 responses
Survey 2: 1 year later 131 responses
Russell et al. (2011) Emotional ambivalence is negatively related to willingness to buy American brands. The study ignores how positive emotions are related to negative outcomes and positive emotions to negative outcomes. Positivity
Negativity
Brand attitude
Subjective ambivalence
Objective ambivalence
Willingness to buy emblematic brands
Mixed methods American brands and non-American brands
12 in-depth interviews across France
215 surveys from French customers
Spielmann (2020) Green products are more likely to be purchased than conventional products, because they evoke positive emotions. The study ignores how positive emotions are related to negative outcomes and positive emotions to negative outcomes. Positive emotions
Purchase intention
Experiment design Green vs conventional products
Cosmetics, coffee
4 studies in France