The effect of YouTube advertisements with skip-button function on young Egyptian women’s purchasing behavior

<p>This research paper aims at evaluating how entertainment, customization and perceived intrusiveness of the skippable in-stream YouTube advertisement can affect Egyptian millennial women’s attitude towards the skippable in-stream advertisement content, defining the relationship between attit...

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Main Authors: Donia Adnan Moawad, Hanan Gunied, Asmaa El-Mously
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Academy Publishing Center 2023-10-01
Series:Insights into Language, Culture and Communication
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Online Access:http://apc.aast.edu/ojs/index.php/ILCC/article/view/693
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description <p>This research paper aims at evaluating how entertainment, customization and perceived intrusiveness of the skippable in-stream YouTube advertisement can affect Egyptian millennial women’s attitude towards the skippable in-stream advertisement content, defining the relationship between attitudes towards purchasing and Egyptian millennial women’s intention-to-purchase and determining how intention-to-purchase can affect Egyptian millennial women’s purchasing behavior. An online questionnaire was distributed via different social media platforms: Facebook, WhatsApp and Instagram,<strong> </strong>with a sample of 392<strong> </strong>Egyptian millennial women. It was found that the level of the intrusiveness that Egyptian Millennial women perceive negatively affects their attitude towards the idea of purchasing the product/service presented in the skippable in-stream YouTube advertisement, which in consequence decreases the probability of thinking seriously about buying this product/service or actually buy. On the other hand, it was found that entertainment and customization can lead to a more favorable attitude towards purchasing, which as a result will positively affect the Egyptian millennials women’s intention to purchase and their purchasing behavior positively.  Due to time constraints, some variables were removed, such as: perceived behavioral control and SES (Socio-Economic Status), which resulted in changing Theory of Planned Behavior (TPB) to Theory of Reasoned Action (TRA).</p><p> </p><p><strong>Received: 14 July 2023 </strong></p><p><strong>Accepted: 05 September 2023 </strong></p><p><strong>Published: 08 October 2023</strong></p>
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spelling doaj.art-ce51a4fbf0ef41ae847d5275d816b3412024-03-17T15:35:10ZengAcademy Publishing CenterInsights into Language, Culture and Communication2812-49012812-491X2023-10-013219721210.21622/ILCC.2023.03.2.197306The effect of YouTube advertisements with skip-button function on young Egyptian women’s purchasing behaviorDonia Adnan Moawad0Hanan Gunied1Asmaa El-Mously2College of Language & Communication, Arab Academy for Science, Technology and Maritime Transport, Cairo, Egypt.Faculty of Mass Communication, Cairo University, Giza, Egypt.College of Language & Communication, Arab Academy for Science, Technology and Maritime Transport, Cairo, Egypt.<p>This research paper aims at evaluating how entertainment, customization and perceived intrusiveness of the skippable in-stream YouTube advertisement can affect Egyptian millennial women’s attitude towards the skippable in-stream advertisement content, defining the relationship between attitudes towards purchasing and Egyptian millennial women’s intention-to-purchase and determining how intention-to-purchase can affect Egyptian millennial women’s purchasing behavior. An online questionnaire was distributed via different social media platforms: Facebook, WhatsApp and Instagram,<strong> </strong>with a sample of 392<strong> </strong>Egyptian millennial women. It was found that the level of the intrusiveness that Egyptian Millennial women perceive negatively affects their attitude towards the idea of purchasing the product/service presented in the skippable in-stream YouTube advertisement, which in consequence decreases the probability of thinking seriously about buying this product/service or actually buy. On the other hand, it was found that entertainment and customization can lead to a more favorable attitude towards purchasing, which as a result will positively affect the Egyptian millennials women’s intention to purchase and their purchasing behavior positively.  Due to time constraints, some variables were removed, such as: perceived behavioral control and SES (Socio-Economic Status), which resulted in changing Theory of Planned Behavior (TPB) to Theory of Reasoned Action (TRA).</p><p> </p><p><strong>Received: 14 July 2023 </strong></p><p><strong>Accepted: 05 September 2023 </strong></p><p><strong>Published: 08 October 2023</strong></p>http://apc.aast.edu/ojs/index.php/ILCC/article/view/693attitude towards purchasing, millennial, purchasing behavior, purchasing intention, skippable in-stream youtube advertisements
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The effect of YouTube advertisements with skip-button function on young Egyptian women’s purchasing behavior
Insights into Language, Culture and Communication
attitude towards purchasing, millennial, purchasing behavior, purchasing intention, skippable in-stream youtube advertisements
title The effect of YouTube advertisements with skip-button function on young Egyptian women’s purchasing behavior
title_full The effect of YouTube advertisements with skip-button function on young Egyptian women’s purchasing behavior
title_fullStr The effect of YouTube advertisements with skip-button function on young Egyptian women’s purchasing behavior
title_full_unstemmed The effect of YouTube advertisements with skip-button function on young Egyptian women’s purchasing behavior
title_short The effect of YouTube advertisements with skip-button function on young Egyptian women’s purchasing behavior
title_sort effect of youtube advertisements with skip button function on young egyptian women s purchasing behavior
topic attitude towards purchasing, millennial, purchasing behavior, purchasing intention, skippable in-stream youtube advertisements
url http://apc.aast.edu/ojs/index.php/ILCC/article/view/693
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