The Effects of Social Media Marketing and Price Fairness on Purchase Decisions through Purchase Intention on TikTok Shop
Year: 2026
Type: article
Study design: Observational Study
Abstract: This purposive online survey of 122 existing TikTok Shop buyers examines social media marketing, price fairness, purchase intention, and self-reported purchase decisions using SmartPLS 4. Five direct paths were positive and significant. Reported indirect effects were 0.098 (p = 0.023) for marketing and 0.092 (p = 0.048) for fairness; complementary partial mediation remains qualified pending bootstrap intervals. Explained variance was 52.7% for intention and 53.3% for decisions. Questionnaire associations do not establish transaction outcomes or temporal ordering. Informative content and transparent prices are contextual implications, not tested sales interventions.
Source: JURNAL MANAJEMEN MOTIVASI
Institution: Universitas Islam Kadiri
Language: English
Subfield: Marketing
Domain: Social Sciences
Open Access status: diamond
OpenAlex ID: W7223673262
