Putting on a Show or Showing My True Self? When and Why Consumers Signal Accurate versus Enhanced Self-View Information

abstract: This research investigates the conditions under which people use consumption choices to signal accurate versus enhanced information about themselves to others. Across five studies, I demonstrate that activating a self-verification, as opposed to self-enhancement, motive leads consumers to...

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Other Authors: Brannon, Daniel Carlos (Author)
Format: Doctoral Thesis
Language:English
Published: 2016
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Online Access:http://hdl.handle.net/2286/R.I.38595