Celebrity Worship, Materialism, Compulsive Buying, and the Empty Self

Psychology and Marketing

Volumn 29, Issue 9, 2012, Pages 674-679

  Reeves, Robert A ^a   Baker, Gary A ^b   Truluck, Chris S ^a  

^a AUGUSTA STATE UNIVERSITY   (United States)

^b CHAMPLAIN COLLEGE   (United States)

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EID: 84865544908     PISSN: 07426046     EISSN: 15206793     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1002/mar.20553     Document Type: Article

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