%0 Journal Article
%T INVESTIGATING THE IMPACT OF COGNITIVE DISSONANCE AND CUSTOMER SATISFACTION ON LOYALTY AND COMPLAINT BEHAVIOUR DOI: 10.5585/remark.v9i1.2148 INVESTIGATING THE IMPACT OF COGNITIVE DISSONANCE AND CUSTOMER SATISFACTION ON LOYALTY AND COMPLAINT BEHAVIOUR DOI: 10.5585/remark.v9i1.2148
%A Thomas Salzberger
%A Monika Koller
%J REMark : Revista Brasileira de Marketing
%D 2010
%I 
%R 10.5585/remark.v9i1.2148
%X The concept of cognitive dissonance has been an important construct in consumer behaviour research ever since it was first suggested. However, longitudinal studies on dissonance related to other post-purchase constructs such as satisfaction, loyalty and complaint behaviour are still scarce. In part, this is due to difficulties in the actual measurement of dissonance. Building upon recent contributions, the current study is concerned with the relationship between dissonance and satisfaction and their impact on loyalty and complaint behaviour. One hundred and twenty-five consumers who purchased consumer electronics or household goods were interviewed twice: at the time of purchase and three months afterwards. The results suggest that dissonance and satisfaction are complementary constructs describing different facets of the mental state of the customer after the purchase. Cognitive dissonance and satisfaction govern a different array of actions. While satisfaction has an impact on loyalty, i.e. future purchase intention and word of mouth, cognitive dissonance contributes to the explanation of complaint behaviour. Desde a primeira vez que foi sugerido, o conceito de dissonancia cognitiva tem sido uma ferramenta importante no estudo do comportamento do consumidor. Entretanto, estudos longitudinais de dissonancia relacionados a outras ferramentas p車s-compra como satisfa  o, lealdade e comportamento p車s-insatisfa  o ainda s o escassos. Isto 谷 devido, em parte, 角s dificuldades em quantificar concretamente a dissonancia. Baseando-se em contribui  es recentes, o presente estudo trata da rela  o entre dissonancia e satisfa  o e de seu impacto na lealdade e no comportamento p車s-insatisfa  o. Cento e vinte e cinco consumidores que compraram eletr nicos e produtos dom谷sticos foram entrevistados duas vezes: no momento da compra e tr那s meses depois. Os resultados sugerem que dissonancia e satisfa  o s o ferramentas complementares, que descrevem diferentes faces do estado mental do consumidor depois da compra. A dissonancia cognitiva e a satisfa  o governam um conjunto de a  es. Enquanto a satisfa  o tem um impacto na lealdade, i.e. inten  o de compra futura e boca a boca, a dissonancia cognitiva contribui para explicar o comportamento p車s-insatisfa  o.
%K Cognitive Dissonance
%K Satisfaction
%K Loyalty
%K Complaint Behaviour.
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