Consumers often cite insufficient time or money as an excuse for rejecting social invitations.
We explore the effectiveness of these excuses in preserving interpersonal relationships. Six …

Existing research demonstrates that financial constraints are widespread and influence
consumer attention, preference, choice, and consumption in a variety of ways. Despite the …

Research suggests that cognitive busyness and need for closure have similar effects on a
host of consumer phenomena, leading some researchers to treat the two variables as …

Although previous research suggests that there are hedonic and interpersonal benefits to
gifting experiences, consumers often give material gifts rather than experiential gifts …

Little empirical consumer research has focused on the decoding of conspicuous symbolism,
that is, the inferences consumers make about others' conspicuous consumption. Grounded …

The positive effects of social popularity (ie, information based on other consumers'
behaviors) and deal scarcity (ie, information provided by product vendors) on consumers' …

In this paper, we extend previous research on social capital in the consumer domain by
exploring the negative effects of consumers' use of social relationships to facilitate …

Purpose We examine how social exclusion and temporal distance (ie being socially
excluded in the present or the anticipation of exclusion in the future) shape whether people …

Although social connections have long been considered a fundamental human motivation
and deemed necessary for well-being, recent research has demonstrated that having …

Spending money on time-saving services can improve happiness and reduce stress. Yet
many people do not spend money to save time even when they can afford to do so …