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Dr. Ki's Publications

Applications for MS, PhD and RA who are interested in consumer behavior or fashion marketing,
and/or good at statistics or big data analytics, are always welcome.

Dr. Ki's research interests lie in consumer psychology and behavior and linking it to diverse consumption contexts, aimed at identifying the core values or emotions of consumers that affect their choice decisions. Particular focuses include: 

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  • AI and human-computer interaction

  • Circular fashion

  • Digital technology mediated fashion retail and marketing

  • Luxury fashion 

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Journal Impact Factors (IFs) are based on the InCite Journal Citation Reports (JCR) by Clarivate at the time of publication.

* Corresponding and/or equal contribution

# Student author

14.

Ki, C.*, Park, S., & Kim, Y. (2022). Investigating the mechanism through which consumers are “inspired by” social media influencers and “inspired to” adopt influencers’ exemplars as social defaults. Journal of Business Research. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.jbusres.2022.01.071

[SSCI; 2021 JCR rank: Q1 (17/154 in Business); IF: 10.969; ABS list: Category 3]

13.

Ki, C., #Chow, T., & Li, C.* (2022). Bridging the trust gap in influencer marketing: Ways to sustain consumers’ trust and assuage their distrust in the social media influencer landscape. International Journal of Human-Computer Interaction. https://doi.org/10.1080/10447318.2022.2097785

[SSCI; 2021 JCR rank: Q1 (5/24 in Computer science, cybernetics); IF: 4.920] 

12.

Ki, C., #Ni, Y.*, & Lee, Y. (2022). A study on the psychology and behavior of Chinese consumers using gaming commerce: Based on the basic psychological need theory (중국 소비자들의 게이밍 커머스 이용 심리 및 행동에 관한 연구: 기본심리욕구 충족감을 중심으로). 소비문화연구 Journal of Consumption Culture.
http://dx.doi.org/10.17053/jcc.2022.25.1.004

[KCI; Korea Citation Index]

11.

#Lau, O., & Ki, C.* (2021). Can consumers’ gamified, personalized, and engaging experiences with VR fashion apps increase in-app purchase intention by fulfilling needs? Fashion & Textiles.
https://doi.org/10.1186/s40691-021-00270-9

[SCIE; 2020 JCR rank: Q1 (5/25 in Materials science, textiles); IF: 2.200]

10.

Ki, C.* & Ha-Brookshire, J. (2021). Consumer versus corporate moral responsibilities for creating a circular fashion: Virtue or accountability?. Clothing and Textiles Research Journal. 
https://doi.org/10.1177/0887302X20986127

[SSCI; 2020 JCR Journal IF: 1.900]

† 2021 CTRJ Award for Top Altmetric Score since publication

9.

Ki, C.*, Park, S., & Ha-Brookshire, J. (2021). Towards a circular economy: Understanding consumers’ moral stance on corporations’ and individuals’ responsibilities in creating a circular fashion economy. Business Strategy and the Environment. https://doi.org/10.1002/bse.2675

[SSCI; 2020 JCR rank: Q1/Top5% (9/153 in Business and 5/125 in Environmental studies); IF: 10.302; ABS 3]

8.

Ki, C.*, Cho, E., & Lee, J. (2020). Can an intelligent personal assistant (IPA) be your friend? Para-friendship development mechanism between IPAs and their users. Computers in Human Behavior.
https://doi.org/10.1016/j.chb.2020.106412

[SSCI; 2020 JCR rank: Q1/Top 5% (4/90 in Psychology, Experimental); IF: 6.829; ABS 3]

7.

Ki, C.*, #Chong, S., & Ha-Brookshire, J. (2020). How fashion can achieve sustainable development through a circular economy and stakeholder engagement: A systematic literature review. Corporate Social Responsibility and Environmental Management. https://doi.org/10.1002/csr.1970

[SSCI; 2020 JCR rank: Q1/Top10% (8/125 in Environmental studies); IF: 8.741]

6.

Ki, C.*, Cuevas, L., #Chong, S., & Lim, H. (2020). Influencer marketing: Social media influencers as human brands attaching to followers and yielding positive marketing results by fulfilling needs. Journal of Retailing and Consumer Services. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.jretconser.2020.102133

[SSCI; 2020 JCR rank: Q1 (32/153 in Business); IF: 10.972]
† Most Cited Articles from JRCS published since 2019 (featured on July 2022)

† Most Downloaded Articles from JRCS in the last 90 days (featured from September 2021 until July 2022)

† Mentioned by Forbes on 28 Jan 2021

5.

Ki, C.* & Kim, Y. (2019). The mechanism by which social media influencers persuade consumers: The role of consumers’ desire to mimic. Psychology & Marketing, 36(10), 905-922. 
https://doi.org/10.1002/mar.21244

[SSCI; 2019 JCR rank: Q2 (31/84 in Psychology, Applied; IF: 2.370; ABS 3]

† Top Cited Article 2019-2020

† Top 10 Most Downloaded Article 2019-2020

† Top Downloaded Paper 2018-2019

4.

Cho, E., Ki, C.*, & Kim, Y. (2019). Ethnic-inspired design consumption as a means of enhancing self-view confidence. Social Behavior and Personality. 
https://doi.org/10.2224/sbp.7286

[SSCI; 2019 Journal IF: 0.676]

† Top 10 Most Popular Articles and Free Download of the month for July 2019

3.

Ki, C., Lee, K., & Kim, Y.* (2017). Pleasure and guilt: How do they interplay in luxury consumption?. European Journal of Marketing, 51(4), 722-747.
https://doi.org/10.1108/EJM-07-2015-0419

[SSCI; ABDC: A*; 2017 Journal IF: 1.497; ABS 3]

2.

Ki, C. & Kim, Y.* (2016). Sustainable versus conspicuous luxury fashion purchase: Applying self-determination theory. Family & Consumer Sciences Research Journal, 44(3), 309–323. 
https://doi.org/10.1111/fcsr.12147

[SCOPUS indexed journal]

† Best Paper Award in apparel, textiles, and merchandising track published in 2016

† Top 10 Most Downloaded Articles during 2016

1.

Ki, C.* & Kim, Y. (2016). Sustainable luxury fashion consumption and the moderating role of guilt. Fashion, Industry & Education, 14(1), 18-30. https://doi.org/10.7741/fie.2016.14.1.018

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