Effects of shopping addiction on consumer decision-making: Web-based studies in real time

Journal of Behavioral Addictions

Volumn 1, Issue 4, 2012, Pages 162-170

  Lo, Hui Yi ^a   Harvey, Nigel ^b  

^a YUAN ZE UNIVERSITY   (Taiwan)

^b UNIVERSITY COLLEGE LONDON   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

Addictive shopping; Behavioral addiction; Compulsive buying; Materialism

Indexed keywords

EID: 84905583572     PISSN: 20625871     EISSN: 20635303     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1556/JBA.1.2012.006     Document Type: Article

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