Protecting the self through consumption: Status goods as affirmational commodities

Journal

Journal of Experimental Social Psychology

Subject

Organisational Behaviour

Publishing details

Journal of Experimental Social Psychology 2010 Vol 46:3 p 564-570

Authors / Editors

Sivanathan N; Pettit N C

Biographies

Sivanathan N

Publication Year

2010

Keywords

Self-integrity; Compensatory consumption; Status; Self-threat; Self-affirmation