Spent resources: Self-regulatory resource availability affects impulse buying

Journal of Consumer Research

Volumn 33, Issue 4, 2007, Pages 537-547

  Vohs, Kathleen D ^a   Faber, Ronald J ^b  

^a UNIVERSITY OF MINNESOTA   (United States)

^b UNIVERSITY OF MINNESOTA   (United States)

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EID: 33947276902     PISSN: 00935301     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1086/510228     Document Type: Article

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