Materialism, status consumption, and consumer independence

Journal of Social Psychology

Volumn 152, Issue 1, 2012, Pages 43-60

  Goldsmith, Ronald Earl ^a   Clark, Ronald A ^b  

^a FLORIDA STATE UNIVERSITY   (United States)

^b MISSOURI STATE UNIVERSITY   (United States)

Author keywords

consumer behavior; consumer independence; materialism; status consumption

Indexed keywords

ADOLESCENT; ADULT; ARTICLE; COMMERCIAL PHENOMENA; CONTROL; FEMALE; HUMAN; INDIVIDUALITY; MALE; MIDDLE AGED; MOTIVATION; PSYCHOLOGICAL ASPECT; QUESTIONNAIRE; SOCIAL BEHAVIOR; SOCIAL DOMINANCE; SOCIAL MARKETING; SOCIAL PSYCHOLOGY; STUDENT;

ADOLESCENT; ADULT; ASPIRATIONS (PSYCHOLOGY); COMMERCE; FEMALE; HIERARCHY, SOCIAL; HUMANS; INDIVIDUALITY; INTERNAL-EXTERNAL CONTROL; MALE; MIDDLE AGED; MOTIVATION; QUESTIONNAIRES; SOCIAL CONFORMITY; SOCIAL IDENTIFICATION; SOCIAL MARKETING; SOCIAL VALUES; STUDENTS; YOUNG ADULT;

EID: 84856358417     PISSN: 00224545     EISSN: 19401183     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1080/00224545.2011.555434     Document Type: Article

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