Self-image - Is it in the bag? a qualitative comparison between "ordinary" and "excessive" consumers

Journal of Economic Psychology

Volumn 21, Issue 2, 2000, Pages 109-142

  Dittmar, Helga ^a   Drury, John ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF SUSSEX   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

11480; Compulsive buying; Consumer behavior; D120; Gender; J160; Self image; Shopping; Thematic analysis

Indexed keywords

EID: 0000394275     PISSN: 01674870     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/S0167-4870(99)00039-2     Document Type: Article

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