Materialism and the Bright and Dark Sides of the Financial Dream in Spain: The Positive Role of Money Attitudes-The Matthew Effect

Applied Psychology

Volumn 63, Issue 3, 2014, Pages 480-508

  Tang, Thomas Li Ping ^a   Luna Arocas, Roberto ^b   Pardo, Ismael Quintanilla ^b   Tang, Theresa Li Na ^c  

^a MIDDLE TENNESSEE STATE UNIVERSITY   (United States)

^b UNIVERSITY OF VALENCIA   (Spain)

^c Tang Global Consulting Group   (United States)

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EID: 84901919101     PISSN: 0269994X     EISSN: 14640597     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1111/j.1464-0597.2012.00533.x     Document Type: Article

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