Roy Bhattacharjee, Debashree and Pradhan, Debasis and Kuanr, Abhisek and Malhotra, Neeru (2024) Perfectly Imperfect: How Body Positive Advertisements in Social Media Foster Consumer Engagement? Journal of Advertising. pp. 1-20. DOI https://doi.org/10.1080/00913367.2024.2306422
Roy Bhattacharjee, Debashree and Pradhan, Debasis and Kuanr, Abhisek and Malhotra, Neeru (2024) Perfectly Imperfect: How Body Positive Advertisements in Social Media Foster Consumer Engagement? Journal of Advertising. pp. 1-20. DOI https://doi.org/10.1080/00913367.2024.2306422
Roy Bhattacharjee, Debashree and Pradhan, Debasis and Kuanr, Abhisek and Malhotra, Neeru (2024) Perfectly Imperfect: How Body Positive Advertisements in Social Media Foster Consumer Engagement? Journal of Advertising. pp. 1-20. DOI https://doi.org/10.1080/00913367.2024.2306422
Abstract
While brands are debunking beauty stereotypes and employing body positive advertisements to foster consumer engagement, empirical research on the influence of body positive advertisements is scarce. This research integrates the literature on body positivity and gender role stress theory to examine, across two studies, how and when body positive advertisements influence consumer engagement. Our results indicate that consumers’ responses to body positive (vs. thin-ideal) advertisements lead to greater engagement with the brand when gender role stress is high (vs. low). Notably, body positive explicit and implicit advertising strategies increase engagement, with implicit strategy fostering greater engagement than explicit strategy. Furthermore, we show that consumers’ perceived brand authenticity is the psychological mechanism underlying the impact of body positivity on consumer engagement. These findings advance the literature on body image in advertising and offer marketers a better understanding of the use of body positive advertising strategy in their marketing and communication campaigns.
Item Type: | Article |
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Uncontrolled Keywords: | Consumer engagement, body positive advertisement, responsible marketing, consumer well-being, brand authenticity, gender role stress, social media, implicit advertising strategy |
Divisions: | Faculty of Social Sciences Faculty of Social Sciences > Essex Business School |
SWORD Depositor: | Unnamed user with email elements@essex.ac.uk |
Depositing User: | Unnamed user with email elements@essex.ac.uk |
Date Deposited: | 17 Jan 2024 10:52 |
Last Modified: | 29 Feb 2024 13:18 |
URI: | http://repository.essex.ac.uk/id/eprint/37335 |