Consumer culture ideals, extrinsic motivations, and well-being in children

European Journal of Social Psychology

Volumn 44, Issue 4, 2014, Pages 349-359

  Easterbrook, Matthew J ^a,b   Wright, Mark L ^a,c   Dittmar, Helga ^a   Banerjee, Robin ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF SUSSEX   (United Kingdom)

^b CARDIFF UNIVERSITY   (United Kingdom)

^c UNIVERSITY OF ROEHAMPTON   (United Kingdom)

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EID: 84902123711     PISSN: 00462772     EISSN: 10990992     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1002/ejsp.2020     Document Type: Article

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