Does source matter? Examining source effects in online product reviews

被引：159

作者：

Dou, Xue ^{[1
]}

Walden, Justin A. ^{[1
]}

Lee, Seoyeon ^{[1
]}

Lee, Ji Young ^{[1
]}

机构：

[1] Penn State Univ, Coll Commun, University Pk, PA 16802 USA

来源：

COMPUTERS IN HUMAN BEHAVIOR | 2012年 / 28卷 / 05期

关键词：

Source credibility; User generated content; eWOM; Online product reviews; YouTube; SOURCE CREDIBILITY; ADVERTISING EFFECTIVENESS; INFORMATION; EXPERTISE; COMMUNICATION; IMPACT;

D O I：

10.1016/j.chb.2012.03.015

中图分类号：

B84 [心理学];

学科分类号：

04 ; 0402 ;

摘要：

Drawing on the literature about online source classification, source credibility, and attribution theory, this study examines how the source of a product review influences people's product judgments. Results from a between-subjects experiment suggest that the perceived source of a message (the visible source) impacts how people evaluate actual reviewer (the original source) and product. Reviews made by regular Internet users (visible sources) lead to greater trust in the actual reviewer (the original source), compared to product reviews from product makers. Results further indicate that visible sources play a crucial role in helping people judge the credibility of online reviews. Particularly, the identity of a visible source is used to consider the intention of original source of the message, which in turn determines message persuasiveness. The authors conclude that evaluating the intentions of online reviewers is a critical antecedent to forming opinions about online reviews and products. (C) 2012 Elsevier Ltd. All rights reserved.

引用

页码：1555 / 1563

页数：9

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