Materialism as an Attempt to Cope with Uncertainty

Psychology and Marketing

Volumn 19, Issue 5, 2002, Pages 389-406

  Chang, LinChiat ^a   Arkin, Robert M ^a  

^a OHIO STATE UNIVERSITY   (United States)

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EID: 0036243850     PISSN: 07426046     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1002/mar.10016     Document Type: Article

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