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ArticleBehavioral sciences (Basel, Switzerland)2026

Impulse Buying and Cognitive Dissonance: Differences in Self-Justification and Symbolic Consumption Among Adult South Korean Generation Z Sports Consumers.

Jiung You, Kwon-Hyuk Jeong

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Jiung YouDepartment of Sports Science, School of Creative Arts, Hankyong National University, 327, Jungang-ro, Anseong-si 17579, Gyeonggi-do, Republic of Korea.
Kwon-Hyuk JeongDepartment of Taekwondo, College of Physical Education, Kyung Hee University, 1732, Deogyeong-daero, Giheung-gu, Yongin-si 17104, Gyeonggi-do, Republic of Korea.ORCID 0009-0009-8559-2191

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Abstract

This study examined differences in self-justification and symbolic consumption tendency according to levels of impulse-buying tendency among South Korean adult members of Generation Z sports consumers. Drawing on Cognitive Dissonance Theory (CDT) and Symbolic Self-Completion Theory (SSCT), the study aimed to clarify whether impulse-buying tendency functions as a meaningful basis for segmentation in sports product consumption. Data were collected from South Korean adults aged 20 years or older who had purchased sports products within the previous 12 months. For group-based comparison, participants were classified into low (

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Generation Zimpulse-buying tendencyself-justificationsports consumersymbolic consumption tendency

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