Reversing the Experiential Advantage: Happiness Leads People to Perceive Purchases As More Experiential Than Material
Consumers derive more happiness from purchasing experiences instead of material goods. However, we propose that at least part of this experiential advantage could be backwards. Four studies demonstrate how happy people (both chronic and incidentally induced) perceive their purchases as more experiential.
Citation:
Hyewon Oh, Joseph K Goodman, and Incheol Choi (2018) ,"Reversing the Experiential Advantage: Happiness Leads People to Perceive Purchases As More Experiential Than Material", in NA - Advances in Consumer Research Volume 46, eds. Andrew Gershoff, Robert Kozinets, and Tiffany White, Duluth, MN : Association for Consumer Research, Pages: 220-225.
Authors
Hyewon Oh, University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign, USA
Joseph K Goodman, Ohio State University, USA
Incheol Choi, Seoul National University
Volume
NA - Advances in Consumer Research Volume 46 | 2018
Share Proceeding
Featured papers
See MoreFeatured
F11. Anti-Consumption for Sustainability: The Environmental Impact of Anti-Consumption Lifestyles, Environmentally Concerned Individuals and Ethical Consumers
Laurie Touchette, HEC Montreal, Canada
Marcelo Vinhal Nepomuceno, HEC Montreal, Canada
Featured
With or Without You: When Second Person Pronouns Engage Listeners
Grant M Packard, Wilfrid Laurier University, Canada
Jonah Berger, University of Pennsylvania, USA
Featured
Metaphorically Transgressing the Brand Relationship
Alberto Lopez, Tecnológico de Monterrey, MEXICO
Martin Reimann, University of Arizona, USA
Raquel Castaño, Tecnológico de Monterrey, MEXICO