Strong Attachment toward Human Brand and Its Implication for Life-Satisfaction and Self-efficacy: Hero versus Celebrity
- Authors
- Mina Jun; Chung K. Kim; Jeongsoo Han; Miyea Kim; Joshua Y. Kim
- Issue Date
- Apr-2014
- Publisher
- 한국마케팅학회
- Citation
- 아시아마케팅저널, v.16, no.1, pp 101 - 116
- Pages
- 16
- Journal Title
- 아시아마케팅저널
- Volume
- 16
- Number
- 1
- Start Page
- 101
- End Page
- 116
- URI
- https://scholarworks.sookmyung.ac.kr/handle/2020.sw.sookmyung/147318
- DOI
- 10.53728/2765-6500.1529
- ISSN
- 15987868
- Abstract
- In the year 2013, Warren Buffett was named one of the most influential people of the year by TIME magazine. When people are exposed to such news, they show strong interest in who the influential people are and how those people became so successful. Likewise, people show strong attachment to other prominent figures as well. This social phenomenon indicates that people perceive well-known persona like business leaders, TV stars or sports stars etc. as human brands of intangible assets. As the role of these human brands is becoming more important, people tend to develop stronger attachment toward them. Another notable modern social phenomenon is people's pursuit of life- satisfaction and social well-being. People desire to increase their quality of life by having quality time with family and friends, and also by building attachment towards celebrities, sports stars, and so on.
The main objective of this study is to examine how attachment toward human brands affects quality of life. While existing studies on human brands examined antecedents of attachment, e.g., some needs fulfillment such as A-R-C needs (autonomy, relatedness and competence needs) fulfillment, this study focuses on the outcome variables of attachment, e.g., how attachment toward human brands affects stress relief and life satisfaction through self
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