Loneliness, material possession love, and consumers' physical well-being

Consumption and Well-Being in the Material World

Volumn 9789400773684, Issue , 2014, Pages 63-72

  Lastovicka, John L ^a   Anderson, Laurel ^a  

^a ARIZONA STATE UNIVERSITY   (United States)

Author keywords

Compensatory consumption; Consumer attachment; Consumer well being; Evolutionary psychology; Loneliness; Material possession love

Indexed keywords

EID: 84930899507     PISSN: None     EISSN: None     Source Type: Book    
DOI: 10.1007/978-94-007-7368-4_4     Document Type: Chapter

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