The Effects of Interactivity on Consumer-Internet Brand Relationship and Repurchase Intention According to Relationship Tendency with Internet Brand

인터넷 브랜드와의 관계정도에 따라 상호작용성이 소비자-인터넷 브랜드 관계, 재구매 의도에 미치는 영향

The purpose of this study is to investigate the effect of interactivity on consumer-internet brand relationship and consumer's repurchase intention according to relationship tendency with internet brand. The survey was limited to the respondents over 20 years old living in Seoul and other metropolitan areas who had purchased fashion products in internet shopping mall. Questionnaire was collected from February 1, 2012 to February 12, 2012 and 562 useful data were analyzed using Amos 19. The results of this study were as follows: First, after respondents were divided into the strong relationship group and the weak relationship group, the path model was verified according to each group. All the paths except 'affective commitment${\rightarrow}$ repurchase intention' were accepted for the strong relationship group, while three paths were accepted for the weak relationship group. As for the weak relationship group, people-people interactivity dimension had a significantly positive effect on consumer-internet brand relationship. Also it showed stronger effect on each consumer-internet brand relationship dimension for both groups compared with contents-people interactivity. Second, respondents were divided into 'more than one year' group and 'less than one year' group according to relationship period. All the paths were accepted for 'more than one year' group, while three paths were accepted for 'less than one year' group. Both interactivity dimensions showed stronger effect on 'trust' than on 'affective commitment'.