Socio-psychological factors that influence car preference in undergraduate students: the case of the Czech Republic

Result code in IS VaVaI

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Result on the web

<a href="http://dx.doi.org/10.3846/20294913.2015.1055617" target="_blank" >http://dx.doi.org/10.3846/20294913.2015.1055617</a>

DOI - Digital Object Identifier

<a href="http://dx.doi.org/10.3846/20294913.2015.1055617" target="_blank" >10.3846/20294913.2015.1055617</a>

Result language

angličtina

Original language name

Socio-psychological factors that influence car preference in undergraduate students: the case of the Czech Republic

Original language description

The present study examined the socio-psychological factors (personality dimensions, motives for car use, and materialistic values) that influence car preference in undergraduate students (N=383) and considered these values in the context of preferences for particular car types, properties, and brands. The data indicated only a slight correspondence between the personality dimensions of the Big-Five model and car preference. However, individual motives for car use and materialistic values predict preferences for certain car types and even more for car branches. The results demonstrated a clearly defined group of individuals who prefer cars with high performance. These individuals prefer German cars of "prestigious" branches, such as Audi, BMW, and Mercedes-Benz. For these individuals, affective motives, as well as materialistic values are important cues for car use and preference. These findings are discussed in terms of more sustainable modes of travel and campaigns to promote sustaina

Czech name

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Czech description

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Type

J_x - Unclassified - Peer-reviewed scientific article (Jimp, Jsc and Jost)

CEP classification

AN - Psychology

OECD FORD branch

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Project

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Continuities

I - Institucionalni podpora na dlouhodoby koncepcni rozvoj vyzkumne organizace

Publication year

2015

Confidentiality

S - Úplné a pravdivé údaje o projektu nepodléhají ochraně podle zvláštních právních předpisů

Name of the periodical

Technological and economic development of economy

ISSN

2029-4913

e-ISSN

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Volume of the periodical

21

Issue of the periodical within the volume

4

Country of publishing house

LT - LITHUANIA

Number of pages

17

Pages from-to

643-659

UT code for WoS article

000358130000006

EID of the result in the Scopus database

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