The urge to splurge revisited: Further reflections on applying terror management theory to materialism and consumer behavior

Journal of Consumer Psychology

Volumn 14, Issue 3, 2004, Pages 225-229

  Arndt, Jamie ^a   Solomon, Sheldon ^b   Kasser, Tim ^c   Sheldon, Kennon M ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF MISSOURI   (United States)

^b SKIDMORE COLLEGE   (United States)

^c KNOX COLLEGE   (United States)

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EID: 3042586647     PISSN: 10577408     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1207/s15327663jcp1403_5     Document Type: Article

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