Consumer culture ideals, extrinsic motivations, and well‐being in children

MJ Easterbrook, ML Wright, H Dittmar… - European Journal of …, 2014 - Wiley Online Library
Internalising the consumer culture ideals of materialism and appearance has been shown to
be negatively related to adults' well‐being. Similarly, adults who strive towards these ideals …

TV adverts, materialism, and children's self-esteem: The role of socio-economic status

A Nairn, SJ Opree - International Journal of Market …, 2021 - journals.sagepub.com
Levels of debt and poor mental health are at an all-time high among UK families, while the
gap between rich and poor has also widened. Exposure and susceptibility to advertising …

Virtual coercion and the vulnerable consumer:'loot boxes' as aggressive commercial practices

P Cartwright, R Hyde - Legal Studies, 2022 - cambridge.org
Loot boxes have recently become a game mechanism of concern to policy-makers and
regulators. The similarity between loot boxes and gambling is clear, and loot boxes and their …

Television exposure, consumer culture values, and lower well‐being among preadolescent children: The mediating role of consumer‐focused coping strategies

C Dunkeld, ML Wright, RA Banerjee… - British Journal of …, 2020 - Wiley Online Library
Previous research has linked materialism to lower well‐being in children, and recent
findings suggest that this link is heightened among those exposed to high levels of …

Extension of the tripartite model of body influence: The role of materialism on body satisfaction and fashion involvement

S Manchiraju - 2015 - search.proquest.com
Modern consumer culture is dominated by two ideals—the body perfect and the material
good life. Mass media is replete with depictions of these two ideals (Dittmar, 2008), often …

“I want to be beautiful and rich”: Consumer culture ideals internalization and their influence on fashion consumption

S Manchiraju, M Damhorst - Journal of Global Fashion Marketing, 2020 - Taylor & Francis
Within the US culture, two consumer culture ideals–namely, the body perfect and the
material good life–are dominant. This study addressed the question–how are these two …

Children as vulnerable consumers

A Nairn - Consumer Vulnerability, 2015 - taylorfrancis.com
This chapter presents some of the most recent research on children as vulnerable
consumers. This is a highly contentious and hotly debated area for researchers and policy …

Exploring consumer detriment in immersive gaming technologies

R Hyde, P Cartwright - Journal of Consumer Policy, 2023 - Springer
Recent technological advances have led to immersive consumer experiences becoming
increasingly common. However, there has been relatively little discussion of the consumer …