: an integrative framework and measurement scale Morhart, Felicitas creator author Malär, Lucia author Guèvremont, Amélie author Girardin, Florent author Grohmann, Bianca author text Journal of Consumer Psychology 2015 monographic eng Eng lis h

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Although brand authenticity is gaining increasing interest in consumer behavior research and managerial practice, literature on its measurement and contribution to branding theory is still limited. This article develops an integrative framework of the concept of brand authenticity and reports the development and validation of a scale measuring consumers' perceived brand authenticity (PBA). A multi-phase scale development process resulted in a 15-item PBA scale measuring four dimensions: credibility, integrity, symbolism, and continuity. This scale is reliable across different brands and cultural contexts. We find that brand authenticity perceptions are influenced by indexical, existential, and iconic cues, whereby some of the latters' influence is moderated by consumers' level of marketing skepticism. Results also suggest that PBA increases emotional brand attachment and word-of-mouth, and that it drives brand choice likelihood through self-congruence for consumers high in self-authenticity / Felicitas Morhart, Lucia Malär, Amélie Guèvremont, Florent Girardin, Bianca Grohmann. Branding (Marketing) Brand name products Authenticity (Philosophy) Public relations 1532-7663 1057-7408 https://research-ebsco-com.hub.tbs-education.fr/linkprocessor/plink?id=2dc42ac5-4ca7-3a4d-a44d-8528a4004d83 https://research-ebsco-com.hub.tbs-education.fr/linkprocessor/plink?id=2dc42ac5-4ca7-3a4d-a44d-8528a4004d83 English 250910 20260515122822.0