When time has a will of its own, the powerless don't have the will to wait: Anthropomorphism of time can decrease patience

Journal of Consumer Research

Volumn 40, Issue 5, 2014, Pages 924-942

  May, Frank ^a   Monga, Ashwani ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF SOUTH CAROLINA   (United States)

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EID: 84892507182     PISSN: 00935301     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1086/673384     Document Type: Article

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