A consumer way of thinking: Linking consumer socialization and consumption motivation perspectives to adolescent development

Journal of Research on Adolescence

Volumn 21, Issue 1, 2011, Pages 290-299

  Shim, Soyeon ^a   Serido, Joyce ^a   Barber, Bonnie L ^b  

^a Environmental Research Laboratory   (United States)

^b MURDOCH UNIVERSITY   (Australia)

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EID: 79951564009     PISSN: 10508392     EISSN: 15327795     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1111/j.1532-7795.2010.00730.x     Document Type: Article

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