Please use this identifier to cite or link to this item: https://hdl.handle.net/10419/230065 
Year of Publication: 
2020
Citation: 
[Journal:] Psychology & Marketing [ISSN:] 1520-6793 [Volume:] 37 [Issue:] 9 [Publisher:] Wiley [Place:] Hoboken, NJ [Year:] 2020 [Pages:] 1194-1211
Publisher: 
Wiley, Hoboken, NJ
Abstract: 
Integrating the embodied cognition framework with research on the self, this study shows that head canting (the vertical tilt of the head to look up vs. down) interacts with a viewer's physical height to influence perceived brand power and behavioral intentions. Three studies use a variety of brand cues in both laboratory and field contexts to test the effect of head canting on brand power evaluations, the role of a person's physical height as a moderator and boundary condition, and the mediating role of consumer–brand identification. Study 1, an experiment, showed that tall, but not short individuals, evaluate a brand as more powerful when looking up (rather than down) at a brand story from a standing position, with differences in brand power impacting brand attitudes and choice. Study 2 replicates these findings with 30 brands, consumers positioned in a seated position, and brand logos. Both studies rule out the construal level as a process mediator. Study 3 further examines the process and demonstrates that the interaction of head canting with a person's height impacts consumer–brand identification, which mediates brand evaluations. These findings add a brand management and physical-self perspective to previous embodiment research by specifically examining the effects of sensorimotor experiences.
Subjects: 
brand power
construal level
embodiment
physical height
sensorimotor experience
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Document Type: 
Article
Document Version: 
Published Version

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