Relationships among fashion consumer groups, locus of control, boredom proneness, boredom coping and intrinsic enjoyment

International Journal of Consumer Studies

Volumn 31, Issue 1, 2007, Pages 66-75

  Workman, Jane E ^a   Studak, Cathryn M ^a  

^a SOUTHERN ILLINOIS UNIVERSITY   (United States)

Author keywords

Boredom proneness; Fashion consumers; Locus of control

Indexed keywords

EID: 69549087177     PISSN: 14706423     EISSN: 14706431     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1111/j.1470-6431.2005.00486.x     Document Type: Article

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