THE EFFECT OF HEDONIC BROWSING AND UTILITARIAN BROWSING ON IMPULSE BUYING ONLINE MEDIATED BY GENDER FACTORS IN GENERATION Z AT SHOPEE IN PEKANBARU CITY

  • Gatot Wijayanto
  • Ni Wayan Sinta Devi Saraswati
  • Tengku Firli Musfar
  • Arwinence Pramadewi
  • Indri Yovita
  • Rovanita Rama
  • Jushermi
Keywords: Hedonic Browsing, Utilitarian Browsing, Gender, Impulse Buying, Shopee, Generation Z

Abstract

This study aims to determine the effect of hedonic and utilitarian browsing on impulse buying in the Shopee marketplace, as well as the role of gender in moderating this influence. The population of this study includes the users of Shopee Pekanbaru City who are Generation Z. The research method used is descriptive quantitative, especially causal associative research. Primary data was collected through an online survey and analyzed using SEM-PLS through the WarpPLS version 7.0 application. The number of samples taken is 200 people aged 18-26 years in Pekanbaru City. The sampling technique used in this study is a non-probability sampling technique with a purposive sampling technique. The results showed that: 1) there was a positive and significant effect of hedonic browsing on impulse buying generation Z at Shopee Pekanbaru City, 2) there was a negative and insignificant effect of utilitarian browsing on impulse buying generation Z at Shopee in Pekanbaru City, 3) The gender variable has a positive and insignificant effect in moderating the effect of Hedonic Browsing on Online Impulse Buying in the Shopee marketplace in Generation Z in Pekanbaru City, 4) The gender variable has a positive and insignificant effect in moderating the influence of Utilitarian Browsing on Online Impulse Buying in the Shopee marketplace in Generation Z in Pekanbaru City.

Author Biographies

Gatot Wijayanto

Faculty of Economic and Business Universitas Riau, Pekanbaru, Indonesia

Ni Wayan Sinta Devi Saraswati

Faculty of Economic and Business Universitas Riau, Pekanbaru, Indonesia

Tengku Firli Musfar

Faculty of Economic and Business Universitas Riau, Pekanbaru, Indonesia

Arwinence Pramadewi

Faculty of Economic and Business Universitas Riau, Pekanbaru, Indonesia

Indri Yovita

Faculty of Economic and Business Universitas Riau, Pekanbaru, Indonesia

Rovanita Rama

Faculty of Economic and Business Universitas Riau, Pekanbaru, Indonesia

Jushermi

Faculty of Economic and Business Universitas Riau, Pekanbaru, Indonesia

Published
2023-06-29