Socioemotional selectivity theory: Implications for consumer research

The Aging Consumer: Perspectives From Psychology and Economics

Volumn , Issue , 2011, Pages 51-72

  Drolet, Aimee ^a   Lau Gesk, Loraine ^b   Williams, Patti ^c   Jeong, Hyewook Genevieve ^d  

^a UNIVERSITY OF CALIFORNIA   (United States)

^b UNIVERSITY OF CALIFORNIA   (United States)

^c UNIVERSITY OF PENNSYLVANIA   (United States)

^d UNIVERSITY OF CALIFORNIA   (United States)

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