Discovering online Chinese consumers’ impulse buying in live streaming by the theory of planned behavior

Lifu Li; Kyeong Kang

doi:10.58567/jea03020008

Authors

Lifu Li School of Professional Practice and Leadership, University of Technology Sydney, Sydney, Australia https://orcid.org/0000-0002-7345-9782
Kyeong Kang School of Professional Practice and Leadership, University of Technology Sydney, Sydney, Australia

DOI:

https://doi.org/10.58567/jea03020008

Keywords:

Live streaming platform; online Chinese consumers; impulse buying intention; TPB model; live shopping environment

Abstract

The study explores online consumers’ impulse buying intentions and behaviors on live streaming platforms. Unlike traditional shopping modes, the development of real-time video streaming provides online consumers with a distinct approach to interacting with live streamers and browsing online products in real-time, potentially causing their impulse buying intentions. To understand online consumers’ impulse buying intentions and behaviors, the paper establishes the research model based on the theory of planned behavior (TPB) model and analyses influencing factors from attitude, subject norm and perceived control aspects. Through the data analysis based on the partial least squares path modelling and variance-based structural equation modelling (PLS-SEM), the research results show that, three factors positively affect online consumers’ impulse buying intentions and lead to their final behaviors. Meanwhile, control variables, including gender, age, and income level, demonstrate insignificant effects across the model. Unlike existing literature, the current study displays the distinct features of live streaming platforms and discovers online consumers’ impulse buying intention based on the TPB model. The results are helpful for related scholars and departments to pay more attention to the live shopping environment and understand online consumers’ impulse buying issues.

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