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The present study explored potential factors that may mediate the relationship between narcissism and conspicuous consumption, as the underlying reasons for this connection remain uncertain.
Virgil Zeigler-Hill +3 more
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Materialism is a prevalent phenomenon in contemporary society and exerts a substantial influence on consumer behavior. Materialistic individuals prioritize their life goals, success criteria, and sources of happiness through the accumulation of wealth ...
Sularsih Anggarawati +5 more
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Effect of the intensity of Instagram usage as a social media tool on conspicuous consumption
As internet usage grew, social media sites proliferated, and consumers began to use them more frequently. On social media, people share their daily lives, but they also express what they want to symbolize.
Duygu Firat
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The Impact of Conspicuous Consumption and Perceived Value on New Product Adoption Intention
Unidimensional construct of conspicuous consumption which focuses on the ostentation of the economic assets are limited in describing today’s consumers.
Meixiang Cui, Subin Im
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Narcissism and conspicuous consumption
Narcissists are prone to conspicuous consumption, that is, preference for luxury over mundane products. We analyze four reasons for their conspicuous consumption: positive distinctiveness (individuation and status), meaning in life, materialism, and sexual signaling. Empirical support for these reasons ranges from good to preliminary.
Constantine Sedikides, Claire M. Hart
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Conspicuous consumption, conspicuous health, and optimal taxation [PDF]
We present a simple model of status-seeking over multiple socioeconomic domains by introducing the concept of conspicuous health as an argument in the utility function, in addition to the well-established conspicuous consumption term. We explore the implications of such a utility function for optimal non-linear taxation, where an increase in concerns ...
Mujcic, Redzo, Frijters, Paul
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SOCIAL RANK STYLES, MACHIAVELLIANISM AND THE ATTITUDE TOWARD CONSPICUOUS CONSUMPTION
Conspicuous consumption describes signalling of one’s buying power in order to impress others and secure and/or preserve a favourable place in a social hierarchy.
Anja Mitić +2 more
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Social media usage and conspicuous online consumption for millennials are widely recognized in consumer research. This study aimed to analyze the effect of social media usage, self-image congruity, and self-esteem in conspicuous online consumption among ...
Irsyad Muhammad Firdaus +5 more
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Conspicuous Waste and Representativeness Heuristic [PDF]
The article deals with the similarities between conspicuous waste and representativeness heuristic. The conspicuous waste is analyzed according to the classic Veblen’ interpretation as a strategy to increase social status through conspicuous consumption ...
Tatiana M. Shishkina
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Crime and conspicuous consumption [PDF]
This paper develops an incomplete information model wherein individuals face a trade-off between status and security when deciding the optimal amount of conspicuous consumption. On the one hand, we assume that individuals derive utility from status, which is obtained by signaling wealth through the consumption of an observable good.
Mejía Londoño, Daniel +1 more
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