This project contributes to the literature on the consequences of materialism. In particular, two studies are reported that suggest that materialistic consumers buffer their existential insecurity Read More »
This paper examines the role of voyeurism in motivating teen use of social network sites (SNS). our aim was to understand the purpose, benefits and importance of teen social monitoring activities in Read More »
This study adopts a life course perspective to broaden our current understanding of the complex nature of consumer luxury experiences. Narrative biographical interviews with members of Generation Y Read More »
While affect has been suggested as the driver of weather-consumption relationship, the when and why of it are not understood. Across four studies, that span national surveys and experimental studies, Read More »
Researchers have been widely focused on the positive emotions that consumers acquire from luxury consumption while the negative emotions emerge from luxury consumption have rarely been studied. Read More »