The Dark Side of Social Media Influencers: A Research Agenda for Analysing Deceptive Practices and Regulatory Challenges

Y Ekinci, S Dam, G Buckle - Psychology & Marketing, 2025 - Wiley Online Library
Social media influencers are powerful agents as they broadcast information, steer consumer
behavior and social norms. But their influence masks a “dark side,” too. Our research …

“Virtual bonds and actual transactions”: investigating the impact of virtual influencers' credibility on buying behavior through virtual engagement

D Agnihotri, P Chaturvedi, V Tripathi - Journal of Communication …, 2024 - emerald.com
Purpose This research makes an effort to empirically investigate the role of source credibility
theory (SCT) in the prevailing modern influencer marketing context by establishing an …

Publication trends and green cosmetics buying behaviour: A comprehensive bibliometric analysis

G Prakash - Heliyon, 2025 - cell.com
Green cosmetics have gained increasing attention in the research community. This study
conducts a comprehensive review of 164 publications from the past decade (2011-2022) to …

Unraveling the dynamics of social media influencers on sustainable purchase intentions and environmental awareness among people with disabilities: a focus on the …

A Horrich, M Ertz, I Bekir - Journal of International Consumer …, 2024 - Taylor & Francis
This research explores how social media influencers (SMIs) impact the intentions of people
with disabilities to engage in purchasing behavior and increase their awareness. Using a …

Parasocial interactions and parasocial relationships on Instagram: An in-depth analysis of fashion and beauty influencers

X Zhou, Y Huang, Y Inoue - Heliyon, 2024 - cell.com
Influencer marketing on social media platforms has garnered considerable attention in
recent years. This study focuses on beauty and fashion influencers on Instagram and …

Understanding the role of social media influencers' personal and content characteristics in affecting consumers' intentions to purchase

KY Koay, KM Lee - Journal of Marketing Communications, 2024 - Taylor & Francis
This study attempts to determine factors influencing consumers' purchase intentions for
products endorsed by social media influencers (SMIs) using the theory of planned behaviour …

Social media mavens' influence on consumer perceptions of cosmetic surgery: a sentiment analysis of YouTube comments

N Sinha, M Muskaan - Global Knowledge, Memory and …, 2025 - emerald.com
Purpose This study aims to analyze the sentiments expressed in YouTube comments on
videos from top dermatology channels, focusing on how social media mavens affect …

Más allá del carisma en TikTok: Atributos clave de los creadores de contenido que atraen y prefieren las audiencias

CR Martínez, SB Reina, LO Cortázar - Región Científica, 2025 - dialnet.unirioja.es
TikTok es la red social de más rápido crecimiento debido tanto a las características de la
interfaz como a los aspectos relacionados con los creadores de contenido que son …

Guest editorial: Social media influencer marketing in the food and beverage industry

CW Cheah, KY Koay, WM Lim, A Ferraris - British Food Journal, 2024 - emerald.com
Social media influencer marketing has emerged as a critical tool to promote brands and
products (eg goods, and services)(Han and Balabanis, 2024; Koay and Lim, 2024; Pradhan …

Virtual Voices for Sustainable Values: Exploring Content Themes and Advocacy Strategies in the Sustainability Promotion of Virtual Influencers

HL Duong, MT Tran - Communication Today, 2024 - search.proquest.com
As the concept of sustainability has gained significant attention in recent years as a critical
response to escalating environmental challenges and societal shifts, the influence of virtual …