Thinking before sinning: Reasoning processes in hedonic consumption

Frontiers in Psychology

Volumn 5, Issue NOV, 2014, Pages

  de Witt Huberts, Jessie ^a   Evers, Catharine ^b   de Ridder, Denise ^b  

^a LONDON SCHOOL OF HYGIENE AND TROPICAL MEDICINE   (United Kingdom)

^b UTRECHT UNIVERSITY   (Netherlands)

Author keywords

Health behavior; Indulgence; Justification; Self licensing

Indexed keywords

EID: 84923354422     PISSN: None     EISSN: 16641078     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.3389/fpsyg.2014.01268     Document Type: Article

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