Moderators and mediators of pro-social spending and well-being: The influence of values and psychological need satisfaction

Personality and Individual Differences

Volumn 69, Issue , 2014, Pages 69-74

  Hill, Graham ^a   Howell, Ryan T ^a  

^a SAN FRANCISCO STATE UNIVERSITY   (United States)

Author keywords

Consumer behavior; Happiness; Pro social spending; Psychological needs; Self determination theory; Spending habits; Values; Well being

Indexed keywords

EID: 84901853624     PISSN: 01918869     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.paid.2014.05.013     Document Type: Article

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