This scale measures how much a consumer believes a luxury brand's attributes appeal to feelings and evoke emotion, such as indulgence and personal expression, rather than technical performance. Xu and Mehta (2022) developed it alongside a functional-essence companion measure to study consumer reactions to AI-designed luxury products.
Xu, Lidan and Ravi Mehta (2022), "Technology Devalues Luxury? Exploring Consumer Responses to AI-Designed Luxury Products," Journal of the Academy of Marketing Science, 50 (6), 1135-1152.
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