Does the distance between us matter? Influences of physical proximity to others on consumer choice

Journal of Consumer Psychology

Volumn 22, Issue 3, 2012, Pages 418-423

  Xu, Jing ^a   Shen, Hao ^b   Wyer, Robert S ^b  

^a PEKING UNIVERSITY   (China)

^b CHINESE UNIVERSITY OF HONG KONG   (Hong Kong)

Author keywords

Affiliation motivation; Consumer choice; Need for uniqueness; Proximity

Indexed keywords

EID: 84863094813     PISSN: 10577408     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.jcps.2011.06.006     Document Type: Article

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