Perceived Risk: Further Considerations for the Marketing Discipline

Examines the construct of perceived risk, as used in consumer and marketing research. In the light of the shortcomings of past research, develops and tests three hypotheses. Findings show that the risk dimensions proposed in the literature (i.e. financial, psychological, social, performance, physical and time‐related risk) capture a very high fraction of perceived overall risk, and that a parsimonious structure of the risk concept exists as the other risk dimensions are mediated through individual psychological risk. Implications are highlighted.