In the Face of Self-Threat: Why Ambivalence Heightens Consumers’ Willingness to Act

People often must decide whether to approach or avoid desired outcomes that involve the potential for failure or rejection. The present studies demonstrate how the implementation of an intervention involving ambivalence towards self-threatening outcomes may lead people towards taking action in both professional and personal contexts.



Citation:

Taly Reich, Alexander Fulmer, and Ravi Dhar (2021) ,"In the Face of Self-Threat: Why Ambivalence Heightens Consumers’ Willingness to Act", in NA - Advances in Consumer Research Volume 49, eds. Tonya Williams Bradford, Anat Keinan, and Matthew Matthew Thomson, Duluth, MN : Association for Consumer Research, Pages: 166-167.

Authors

Taly Reich, Yale University
Alexander Fulmer, Yale University
Ravi Dhar, Yale University



Volume

NA - Advances in Consumer Research Volume 49 | 2021



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