Cuing Consumerism: Situational Materialism Undermines Personal and Social Well-Being

Psychological Science

Volumn 23, Issue 5, 2012, Pages 517-523

  Bauer, Monika A ^a   Wilkie, James E B ^a   Kim, Jung K ^a   Bodenhausen, Galen V ^a  

^a NORTHWESTERN UNIVERSITY   (United States)

Author keywords

consumerism; materialism; personal values; situationism; social engagement; well being

Indexed keywords

EID: 84861741675     PISSN: 09567976     EISSN: 14679280     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1177/0956797611429579     Document Type: Article

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