Narcissism and consumer behaviour: a review and preliminary findings

SZ Cisek, C Sedikides, CM Hart, HJ Godwin… - Frontiers in …, 2014 - frontiersin.org
We review the literature on the relation between narcissism and consumer behavior.
Consumer behavior is sometimes guided by self-related motives (eg, self-enhancement) …

A review of consumer embarrassment as a public and private emotion

A Krishna, KB Herd… - Journal of Consumer …, 2019 - Wiley Online Library
Whether the result of mispronouncing a fancy brand name, miscalculating a tip, purchasing
a sensitive product, or stumbling into a product display, embarrassment is an important part …

Apple Pay: Coolness and embarrassment in the service encounter

SQ Liu, AS Mattila - International Journal of Hospitality Management, 2019 - Elsevier
Abstract While Apple Pay as a payment method has become increasingly popular in the
hospitality industry, there is scant research examining the psychological processes …

Older workers' knowledge seeking from younger coworkers: Disentangling countervailing pathways to successful aging at work

J Pfrombeck, A Burmeister… - Journal of Organizational …, 2024 - Wiley Online Library
Increasing age diversity in the workplace has led to growing research attention to the
knowledge transfer between older and younger employees. The existing literature on age …

The effect of embarrassment on preferences for brand conspicuousness: The roles of self-esteem and self-brand connection

X Song, F Huang, X Li - Journal of Consumer Psychology, 2017 - Elsevier
Three studies were conducted to examine how embarrassment influences consumer
preferences for brand conspicuousness. We predict that consumers with different levels of …

Consumer reactions to attractive service providers: Approach or avoid?

LC Wan, RS Wyer Jr - Journal of Consumer Research, 2015 - academic.oup.com
Attractive service providers are often assumed to elicit favorable consumer reactions and to
increase purchase intentions. However, this may not always be true. A pilot study and five …

Speaking versus touching: How consumers respond to robot communication modality in hospitality services

C Liu, L Zhang, X Liu, S Liang, T Zhu - International Journal of Hospitality …, 2025 - Elsevier
The advancement of natural language recognition and processing technology has
revolutionized how consumers interact with service robots. Initially reliant on manual …

The effects of fear of missing out on social media posting preferences

Y Xi, J Huo, X Zhao, Y Jiang, Q Yang - European Journal of Marketing, 2022 - emerald.com
Purpose Fear of missing out (FOMO) has become a common phenomenon on social media.
This study aims to examine how FOMO influences consumer preferences for posting about …

Quitting when the going gets tough: A downside of high performance expectations

H Dai, BJ Dietvorst, B Tuckfield… - Academy of …, 2018 - journals.aom.org
High performance expectations often improve performance. When individuals with high
external performance expectations encounter early setbacks, however, they face impression …

Avoiding attention: The impact of embarrassment on preference for low-saturation design

X Zhang, J Wang, X Gong, S Cheng - Journal of Business Research, 2025 - Elsevier
Almost everyone has experienced embarrassing moments during a consumer experience,
such as when purchasing bodily or sex-related products in a brick-and-mortar store, having …