Abstract
Today, with globalization and an increasing competitive environment, enterprises operating in international markets, especially, need to understand the consumer much better. Consumer animosity is an intense negative emotion that consumers develop regarding a particular country's products or brands. Religiosity, on the other hand, is the level of believing in a religion to which a person belongs and what religion requires, and implementing these requirements in their daily life. Accordingly, the effect of religiosity on consumer animosity was examined in this study. Data was collected from 488 people aged 18 and over who lived in Kayseri and were selected by easy sampling method by online survey method. Part of the models prepared by Klein, Ettenson and Moris (1998) and Ahmed, Anang, Othman, Sambasivan (2013) were used as part of the research. By applying these models from the literature, the relationships between religiosity, consumer animosity, emotional reactions and purchasing intention variables were examined. Structural equation modeling was used in the analysis of the data. Analyses were conducted using SPSS and AMOS programs. According to the findings; religiosity affects consumer animosity towards Israeli products. At the same time, consumer animosity affects the intention to buy Israeli products and emotional reactions to these products. This study not only enriches the model of consumer animosity, but also provides additional information for international marketing strategies.