The Effect of Companion's Gender on Impulsive Purchasing: The Moderating Factor of Cohesiveness and Susceptibility to Interpersonal Influence

Journal of Applied Social Psychology

Volumn 43, Issue 1, 2013, Pages 227-236

  Cheng, Yin Hui ^a   Chuang, Shih Chieh ^b   Wang, Sui Min ^b   Kuo, Shan Yun ^b  

^a NATIONAL TAICHUNG UNIVERSITY OF EDUCATION   (Taiwan)

^b NATIONAL CHUNG CHENG UNIVERSITY   (Taiwan)

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EID: 84872650768     PISSN: 00219029     EISSN: 15591816     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1111/j.1559-1816.2012.00977.x     Document Type: Article

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