KOREASCHOLAR

The market for counterfeit luxury fashion goods is proliferating across the globe. In an effort to provide some insight into this phenomenon, this study aimed to identify the antecedents of attitudes toward counterfeits of luxury fashion goods. As antecedents, counterfeit proneness and attitudes toward counterfeiting were considered. It was hypothesized that counterfeit proneness not only influences attitudes toward counterfeits of luxury fashion goods directly but also indirectly through attitudes toward counterfeiting. Data were gathered by surveying university students in Seoul, using convenience sampling. Three hundred five questionnaires were used in the statistical analysis. SPSS was used for exploratory factor analysis, and AMOS was used for confirmatory factor analysis and path analysis. The results showed that all the fit statistics for the variable measures were quite acceptable. In addition, the overall fits of the hypothesized model suggest that the model fits the data well. Factor analysis revealed that counterfeit proneness and attitudes toward counterfeits of luxury fashion goods were uni-dimensional and that attitudes toward counterfeiting were two dimensional, which are ‘normatively less susceptible’ and ‘value conscious’. Test of the hypothesized path showed that counterfeit proneness influences attitudes toward counterfeits of luxury fashion goods indirectly through the two factors of attitudes toward counterfeiting. The results suggest some implications for anti-counterfeit businesses.

I. Introduction
 II. Background
  1. Counterfeit luxury fashion goods
  2. Counterfeit proneness
  3. Attitudes toward counterfeiting
 III. Methods
  1. Hypothesized model
  2. Measurement and analysis
  3. Data collection
 IV. Results and Discussion
  1. Exploratory factor analysis
  2. Confirmatory factor analysis
  3. Hypothesized relation
ship test
 V. Conclusion
 References

• 박혜정(한국산업기술대학교 지식융합학부) | Hye-Jung Park Corresponding author