Magical thinking and consumer coping

Journal of Consumer Research

Volumn 38, Issue 4, 2011, Pages 632-649

  James, Yannik St ^a   Handelman, Jay M ^b   Taylor, Shirley F ^b  

^a HEC MONTRÉAL   (Canada)

^b QUEEN S UNIVERSITY   (Canada)

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EID: 82255167119     PISSN: 00935301     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1086/660163     Document Type: Article

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