In this research, we examined the interactive effects of duration of ownership with both financial (change relative to purchase price) and emotional (accumulation of positive vs. negative memories) reference points on home sellers' initial asking prices and the stickiness of those prices. We...

This article provides a conceptual framework for studying the effects of religion on consumer behavior, with the goal of stimulating future research at the intersection of these two topics. Here, we delineate religion as a multidimensional construct and propose that religion affects consumer...

Consumer goods and services have psychological value that can equal or exceed their functional value. A burgeoning literature demonstrates that one source of value emerges from the capacity for products to serve as a psychological salve that reduces various forms of distress across numerous...