TY - JOUR
T1 - Maladaptive consumption
T2 - Definition, theoretical framework, and research propositions
AU - Reimann, Martin
AU - Jain, Shailendra Pratap
N1 - Funding Information:
Financial support from the Foster School of Business, University of Wash-ington, the Society for Consumer Psychology, and the Eller College of Management, University of Arizona, for both a boutique conference on this topic and a follow-up workshop is greatly appreciated. Short video presentations of current research on maladaptive consumption can be found here: https://eller.arizona .edu/departments-research/centers-labs-institutes/arizona-think-tank-behavioral-decision-making.
Funding Information:
Martin Reimann ([email protected]) is an associate professor of marketing at the Eller College of Management, University of Arizona, Tucson, AZ, USA. Shailendra Pratap Jain ([email protected]) is the James D. Currie Professor of Marketing at the Foster School of Business, University of Washington, Seattle, WA, USA. We wish to acknowledge JACR’s editors-in-chief Joel Huber and Angela Lee for their helpful guidance, the support of the JACR Policy Board, and the hard work of the managing editor James Ellis, the authors, and reviewers. Financial support from the Foster School of Business, University of Washington, the Society for Consumer Psychology, and the Eller College of Management, University of Arizona, for both a boutique conference on this topic and a follow-up workshop is greatly appreciated. Short video presentations of current research on maladaptive consumption can be found here: https://eller.arizona .edu/departments-research/centers-labs-institutes/arizona-think-tank-behavioral-decision-making.
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PY - 2021/7
Y1 - 2021/7
N2 - Maladaptive consumption represents potentially uncontrollable and self-and others-harming consumer choices to fulfill a desire for rewarding substances and behaviors. More recently, maladaptive consumption has emerged as a pivotal interest within consumer research, and a deliberation of current developments regarding consumers’ misuse of substances and their repetitive engagement in certain behaviors highlights its acute importance. After summarizing both long-standing and emerging types of maladaptive consumption, we review mounting evidence and provide a working definition and an integrative theoretical framework for understanding antecedents, types, explanations, and consequences of maladaptive consumption. Finally, we close with a limited identification of propositions and research themes that suggest avenues for future research.
AB - Maladaptive consumption represents potentially uncontrollable and self-and others-harming consumer choices to fulfill a desire for rewarding substances and behaviors. More recently, maladaptive consumption has emerged as a pivotal interest within consumer research, and a deliberation of current developments regarding consumers’ misuse of substances and their repetitive engagement in certain behaviors highlights its acute importance. After summarizing both long-standing and emerging types of maladaptive consumption, we review mounting evidence and provide a working definition and an integrative theoretical framework for understanding antecedents, types, explanations, and consequences of maladaptive consumption. Finally, we close with a limited identification of propositions and research themes that suggest avenues for future research.
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U2 - 10.1086/714822
DO - 10.1086/714822
M3 - Article
AN - SCOPUS:85106575397
SN - 2378-1815
VL - 6
SP - 308
EP - 313
JO - Journal of the Association for Consumer Research
JF - Journal of the Association for Consumer Research
IS - 3
ER -