Consumer Cultural Renaissance: Conceptualisation, Scale Development, and Validation
ABSTRACT As incessant globalisation leads to the pervasive erosion of traditional Asian culture by Western consumerism, a recent phenomenon has emerged that allures Asian consumers to reconnect with their traditional culture via consumption. We postulate that this behaviour is rooted in a self‐identity, consumer cultural renaissance (CCR), that has not
Richard Lee +3 more
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Manufacturing Nostalgia in the Digital Age: A Foreverism Perspective
ABSTRACT Many scholars argue that we are experiencing the era of “retro”—nostalgia‐driven marketing and consumption phenomena reinforced by digital technologies. However, existing research lacks a critical analysis of nostalgia in contemporary markets and of how digital content, tools, and environments transform retro consumption experiences and alter ...
Dinara Davlembayeva +4 more
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Distinguishing paranormal belief and paranormal involvement: canonical correlation analysis of positive psychological functioning. [PDF]
Dagnall N +6 more
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ABSTRACT Despite the proliferation of artificial intelligence (AI) in marketing, consumers often exhibit algorithm discounting—a tendency to evaluate AI‐generated recommendations less favorably than those from humans. Focusing on consumption goals, this study investigates how anthropomorphic AI agents (virtual assistants vs.
Jiayue Huang +4 more
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Heterogeneity among exercise participants: latent profile analysis and differential persistence pathways based on the pressure-support-motivation (PSM) framework. [PDF]
Feng A, Fan L, Li Y, Zhao Z.
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ABSTRACT This study introduces the Paradox of Escapism, exploring how the act of escaping reality can evolve from a short‐term avoidance strategy to a mechanism for self‐regulation and enhanced life satisfaction. Employing five rigorous, multimethod investigations, including qualitative interviews and sentiment analysis (Study 1), Structural Equation ...
Thamiris Magalhães de Sousa +3 more
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An Exploratory Investigation of the Influence of Setting and Meaning on Emotion Responses to Virtual Reality Environments. [PDF]
Redmond DA, Rooney B, Gallagher P.
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Conducting Luxury Research: Methodological Foundations and Standards
ABSTRACT The field of luxury research has grown rapidly in recent years, corresponding to the economic importance of the luxury industry. Despite this, the luxury field lacks established methodological foundations for rigorous luxury research. This is particularly problematic as a core tenet of luxury research is that luxury differs from other sectors ...
Jonas Holmqvist +3 more
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Mesocorticolimbic Dopamine-Reward Tract Alterations and the 'Dark Side' of Methamphetamine Addiction. [PDF]
Roy RJ +3 more
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The Physical, Emotional, and Autonomous Anthropomorphism of Service Chatbots
ABSTRACT Prior research on chatbot anthropomorphism has often treated it as a unidimensional construct, producing inconsistent findings regarding how human‐like design cues shape user responses. This study conceptualizes anthropomorphism as a multidimensional higher‐order perception comprising three distinct forms of anthropomorphic attribution ...
Yangjuan Hu, Fulya Acikgoz, Shubin Yu
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