Valencia as a Port of Call: Image, Satisfaction and Future Behavioral Intention. The Moderating Effects of Culture
This study aims to analyze the image that Mediterranean cruise ports of call have on passenger satisfaction and, therefore, on future behavioral intentions. The differences on behavior have been
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06/03/2014
• #Customer Satisfaction
Can Take My Eyes off - Making a Shopping List Reduces Visual Distraction in Shopping Situations
This research examines how shopping lists influence consumers’ susceptibility to impulsive purchases. It is argued that making a shopping list activates an implemental mindset, which reduces the
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06/03/2014
• #Customer Satisfaction
Reminders of Friendship Enhance the Self-Control of Compulsive Buyers: An Fmri Study
We identify the beneficial influence of friendship reminders on the self-control of compulsive buyers. In doing so, we focus on two processes that constitute self-control: consumers’ capacity to
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06/03/2014
• #Consumer Activism
Does one Step forward Seem Larger Than one Step Back? Evidence of a Progress Illusion in Goal Monitoring
While many theories emphasize goal monitoring as a critical step in successfully pursuing goals like saving money or losing weight, surprisingly little research investigates whether consumers
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06/03/2014
• #Customer Satisfaction
Shopping Situations Elicit Arousal in Excessive Shoppers
The present study is the first that contrasts the effect of buying impulsiveness on arousal in non-shopping and shopping contexts. In a laboratory experiment we measured pupil dilation while
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06/03/2014
• #Consumer Protection
Turning Shopping Habits of Young Consumers into Green
Consumers have strong shopping habits, and although being aware of sustainable issues, they hardly do green shopping. Therefore, a challenging question is: how to break the old shopping habits and
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06/03/2014
• #Ethical Lifestyle
Paradoxes of Sustainable Food and Consumer Coping Strategies
This study aims to approach consumers’ behaviours towards the paradoxes of Sustainable food. A qualitative research was carried out with non engaged individuals in france and Italy and, in a second
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06/03/2014
• #Social Impact
Eco-Consciousness of Celebrities: A Theoretical Exploration into how Celebrities Affect Sustainable Consumption
Celebrities have become spokespeople for the environment. They have raised people’s interest and awareness of sustainability. However, this has also depoliticised and individualised sustainability.
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06/03/2014
• #Awareness and Visibility