Virtualization of Consumption and Its Impact on Development of Prosumption Attitudes among Young Consumers

Abstract

The ongoing process of consumption virtualization, linked to the development of new technologies and wider access to the Internet contributed to changes in buying patterns. This applies especially to the representatives of Generations Y and Z. The aim of the paper was to identify prosumption attitudes among young consumers, who mainly use the Internet to express their opinions and assessments. The survey conducted in 2017 on a group of 256 young consumers allows us to conclude that in the studied group nearly half of respondents deserve to be called prosumers, of which approximately 15% has already extensive experience in the process of co-creating the brand value. The coming years will bring the severity of active prosumer attitudes, especially among the representatives of Generation Z.