Of wealth and death: Materialism, Mortality Salience, and Consumption Behavior

Psychological Science

Volumn 11, Issue 4, 2000, Pages 348-351

  Kasser, Tim ^a,c   Sheldon, Kennon M ^b  

^a Knox College   (United States)

^b UNIVERSITY OF MISSOURI   (United States)

^c KNOX COLLEGE   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ACHIEVEMENT; ADOLESCENT; ADULT; AROUSAL; ARTICLE; ATTITUDE TO DEATH; FEAR; FEMALE; HUMAN; MALE; MOTIVATION; SOCIAL PSYCHOLOGY; SOCIOECONOMICS;

ACHIEVEMENT; ADOLESCENT; ADULT; AROUSAL; ASPIRATIONS (PSYCHOLOGY); ATTITUDE TO DEATH; FEAR; FEMALE; HUMANS; MALE; MOTIVATION; SOCIAL VALUES; SOCIOECONOMIC FACTORS;

EID: 0034232056     PISSN: 09567976     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1111/1467-9280.00269     Document Type: Article

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