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Study on Perceived Overload Confusion due to Modular Product's Option Size

모듈형 제품의 옵션 수가 소비자의 과잉혼란 지각에 미치는 영향 -조절초점, 제품친숙도, 자기효능감의 조절효과를 중심으로-

  • 김건 (한국기계연구원)
  • Received : 2016.12.20
  • Accepted : 2017.02.06
  • Published : 2017.04.28

Abstract

Modularity has merits in modifiability of product structure management and product arrangement. This feature helps consumer to expand the selection of products and to get customized products. Also consumers are drive satisfaction and reduce a post-purchase dissonance from role in a 'prosumer'. But expanding product's alternative would cause the overload confusion by rising complexity of information handling. Purpose of the study is to verify how interaction about option size and personal disposition are effected consumer's overload confusion. For this purpose we deducted 3 personal dispositions 'Regulatory focus', 'Product familiarity', 'Self-efficacy' that presented lead to potential effect of personal information handling by previous research. By statistical inquiry prevent focus group had perceived more overload confusion than promotion focus group in an expanding option size circumstances. And low Product familiarity and Self-efficacy group had perceived more overload confusion than high Product familiarity and Self-efficacy group in a expanding option size circumstances.

다양한 선택사항이 있는 모듈형 제품은 제품 구조나 배열 변경의 용이성을 장점으로 소비자들의 제품선택 폭을 확대해주고 맞춤형 제품의 구매기회를 제공해 준다. 또한 생산자로서의 소비자 역할을 수행케 함으로써 구매 후 부조화 감소와 제품 사용과정에서의 이용만족도도 높여 준다. 하지만 과도한 모듈화 또는 선택사항의 증가는 소비자들의 구매의사결정과정에서 정보량 과다에 따른 소비자의 과잉혼란을 유발하여 구매결정의 연기 및 포기하는 부정적 결과를 유발할 수도 있다. 이에 본 연구에서는 선택 사항 즉 옵션 수에 따라 달라질 수 있는 과잉혼란의 지각 정도가 소비자들의 심리적 성향인 조절초점, 제품친숙도, 자기효능감 등에 의해 어떤 영향을 받는지 살펴보고자 한다. 이를 위해 모듈형 제품의 옵션 수에 따른 과잉혼란 지각정도가 이들 세 가지 변수의 영향에 따라 달라질 수 있다는 3가지 조절효과 가설을 선행연구에 근거하여 도출하였다. 실험 결과 조절초점의 조절효과 검증에서는 향상초점 소비자에 비해 예방초점 소비자가 옵션 수 확장에 따른 과잉혼란을 더 크게 지각하는 것으로 나타났다. 또한 제품친숙도와 자기효능감의 조절효과 검증에서는 이들 두 변수 모두 그 정도가 낮은 그룹이 높은 그룹에 비해 옵션 수 확장에 따라 과잉혼란을 더 크게 지각하는 것으로 나타났다.

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