Living in a consumerist society can afford material abundance, but these gains can bring
psychological costs. A developed literature suggests experiential purchases (such as trips or …

In general, experiential purchases have been found to make people happier than material
purchases. However, previous research has ignored a crucial issue—the importance of the …

Every research project has limitations. The limitations that authors acknowledge in their
articles offer a glimpse into some of the concerns that occupy a field's attention. We examine …

Over the past few decades, researchers have explored the effects of experiential purchases
and material purchases on happiness and provided a range of evidence that consumers …

Five studies examine how perceived financial constraints and abundance determine when
consumers will engage in solitary or social purchases. When financially constrained …

The idea that not all types of consumption benefit well-being is not new. However, its recent
formalization within the framework of the behavioral and social sciences has led to a rapid …

Previous research on the hedonic benefits of experiential purchasing did not take into
consideration that college students are financially dependent on their parents. Grounded in …

In cultural accounts and scholarly writings about anger, we see conceptualizations that
reflect the existence of two variants: an anger perceived as moral, appropriate, and justified; …

We verified whether social class shapes different models of the self in China, by integrating
individuals' social mobility beliefs and exploring the mediating effect of sense of control …

This study sought to gain further insight into how long-lasting happiness is created and
maintained from adulthood to retirement. Previous research has indicated that people in the …