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Perceived Usefulness of Online Reviews by Web Novel Readers According to Review Message Types: A Study on the Moderation Effect of Decision-Making Styles

리뷰 메시지 유형에 따른 웹소설 독자의 온라인 리뷰 유용성 평가: 의사결정 유형의 조절효과

  • 이현지 (서울대학교 경영학과) ;
  • 김하경 (광운대학교 산업심리학과) ;
  • 임혜빈 (광운대학교 산업심리학과)
  • Received : 2021.12.09
  • Accepted : 2022.05.26
  • Published : 2022.09.30

Abstract

Consumers of web novels read online reviews in order to decrease uncertainty when purchasing a web novel. This study examines the types of messages (factual or evaluative) that consumers find more useful and verifies the moderating effect of individual analytical decision-making style levels on differences in usefulness evaluation. Based on the tendency to acquire objective information, the usefulness of factual online reviews was expected to be higher in the context of buying experience goods, such as a web novel. Levels of analytical decision-making styles, which were classified based on individual perception, are also expected to affect the usefulness evaluation of reviews. Experiments 1 and 2 were repeatedly conducted to examine whether consumers think factual reviews are more useful than evaluative reviews. In particular, Experiment 2 was conducted to simulate the circumstance of selecting a romance web novel and demonstrated that reviews have a significant effect on messages and decision-making styles. The interaction effect between analytical decision-making style levels and review message types was also confirmed in Experiment 2. The results of this study can help researchers and marketers comprehend the behavioral patterns of web novel readers when evaluating reviews and consuming experience goods.

본 연구는 소비자가 경험재인 웹소설을 선택하는 상황에서 사실적 메시지와 평가적 메시지를 담은 온라인 리뷰를 보았을 때 더 유용하다고 판단하는 리뷰가 무엇인지 탐색하고, 이러한 유용성 평가의 차이에 대한 개인의 분석적 의사결정 성향 수준의 조절효과를 검증하기 위하여 실시되었다. 경험재를 구매하기 전 객관적 정보를 수집하는 소비자의 성향에 근거하여 웹소설의 소비자는 사실적인 온라인 리뷰의 유용성을 더 높이 평가할 것으로 예상하였다. 또한 인지적 성향에 따라 구분되는 의사결정 유형 중 분석적 의사결정자는 정확한 정보를 수집하여 논리적인 판단을 내린다. 따라서 분석적 의사결정 성향 수준이 높아짐에 따라 사실적인 온라인 리뷰의 유용성 평가가 높아질 것으로 예상하였다. 실험 1의 결과 사실적인 리뷰를 제시받은 집단이 평가적인 리뷰를 제시받은 집단보다 리뷰의 유용성을 높이 평가하였으며, 실제 웹소설 선택 상황과 유사하게 두 유형의 리뷰를 동시에 제시한 실험 2에서도 리뷰의 유용성 평가에 대한 리뷰 메시지 유형의 주효과가 확인되었다. 또한 실험 2에서는 분석적 의사결정 성향 수준이 높아짐에 따라 사실적인 리뷰의 유용성을 높이 평가하는 경향이 드러나 분석적 의사결정 성향 수준의 조절적 역할이 확인되었다. 본 연구는 경험재인 웹소설을 선택하는 상황에서 리뷰 메시지 유형 및 소비자의 분석적 의사결정 성향 수준이 소비자의 리뷰 유용성 평가에 영향을 끼친다는 사실을 확인함으로써 웹소설 소비자의 행동 양식을 밝혔다는 이론적, 실무적 의의를 갖는다.

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Acknowledgement

이 논문은 문화체육관광부, 경상남도, 창원시, 한국콘텐츠진흥원, (재)경남문화예술진흥원의 2021 경남콘텐츠코리아랩 운영 사업 지원으로 수행된 연구임.

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