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Attitude Toward the Brand Extension Scale

ATBE-SA consumer's overall attitude toward a particular brand extension, reflecting positive or negative evaluative reactions to the extension
4 items 2012 α alpha = .91 (Spiggle, Nguyen, & Caravella, 2012; exact study not specified) Free Spiggle, S., Nguyen, H.T., & Caravella, M.

What it measures

A four-item, seven-point Likert-type scale measuring a consumer's overall attitude toward a brand extension — whether it is viewed positively, found appealing, and considered among the better options in the extension category. Item 2 is reverse-scored. Items were developed by drawing ideas from several prior brand extension evaluation studies. The scale was used across multiple studies in an investigation introducing brand extension authenticity (BEA) as a determinant of extension success, demonstrating that BEA — the degree to which an extension preserves the parent brand's heritage, essence, and standards — moderates consumer acceptance independently of the more commonly studied concept of brand-category fit.

Citation

Spiggle, S., Nguyen, H.T., & Caravella, M. (2012). More than fit: Brand extension authenticity. Journal of Marketing Research, 49(6), 967-983.

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