Abstract:

 This paper aims to explore brand love in the context of brand trust, resistance to negative information and intention to repurchase in the clothing brand context. Based on a sample of 400 respondents, simple regression and multiple regression analyses were conducted to analyse direct effects and bootstrapping analyses were run to examine mediating roles. The analyses indicate a significant positive effect of brand trust on brand love, resistance to negative information, and intention to repurchase. In addition, brand love is confirmed to positively influence resistance to negative information and intention to repurchase. Concerning mediating roles, brand love is the mediator of the relation between brand trust and resistance to negative information and intention to repurchase. These results provide guidance to managers of clothing brands by disclosing the importance of brand love and brand trust. Accordingly, to have a brand customers love, managers should invest in gaining consumers’ trust. Such valuable relationships eventually facilitate consumer resistance against negative information and intention to repurchase.

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