To have in order to do: Exploring the effects of consuming experiential products on well-being

Journal of Consumer Psychology

Volumn 25, Issue 1, 2015, Pages 28-41

  Guevarra, Darwin A ^a   Howell, Ryan T ^b  

^a UNIVERSITY OF MICHIGAN   (United States)

^b SAN FRANCISCO STATE UNIVERSITY   (United States)

Author keywords

Experiential products; Life experiences; Material items; Well being

Indexed keywords

EID: 84920188699     PISSN: 10577408     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.jcps.2014.06.006     Document Type: Article

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