Credit use: Psychological perspectives on a multifaceted phenomenon

International Journal of Psychology

Volumn 47, Issue 1, 2012, Pages 1-27

  Kamleitner, Bernadette ^a   Hoelzl, Erik ^b   Kirchler, Erich ^c  

^a QUEEN MARY UNIVERSITY OF LONDON   (United Kingdom)

^b UNIVERSITY OF COLOGNE   (Germany)

^c UNIVERSITY OF VIENNA   (Austria)

Author keywords

Borrowing; Consumer behavior; Credit use; Debt

Indexed keywords

EID: 84855427764     PISSN: 00207594     EISSN: 1464066X     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1080/00207594.2011.628674     Document Type: Article

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