Journal of Consumer Affairs

2012 - 2025

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Volume 59, issue 1, 2025

Utilization of Alternative Financial Services and the Role of Financial Capability

Swarn Chatterjee and Yunhee Chang

The Negative Effects of Tipping Suggestions From Non‐Human Agents: Consumer Dislike of Manipulative Intent Perceptions

Amin Attari, Frank G. Cabano and Elizabeth A. Minton

COVID‐19 Labor Market Shocks and Withdrawals From Retirement Accounts: Understanding the Moderating Role of Financial Knowledge

Sunwoo Lee, Kyoung Tae Kim and Sherman D. Hanna

Enhancing Consumer Satisfaction in Complex Choices Through a Sequential Elimination Approach

Olga Poluektova, Martina Barjaková and Peter D. Lunn

Reducing Food Waste Behavior for Sustainable Consumption: The Effect of Food Consumption Values on Food Waste

Hyesun Hwang, Su‐Jung Nam and Yu Lim Lee

Digital Vulnerability: Exploring the Mediating Role of FoMO in the Relationship Between Dark Triad Personality and Social Media Addiction

Chien‐Po Liao, Chi‐Cheng Wu and Eva Chia Hua Chiu

Distinguishing Between Recovery and Transformation: A Systematic Review of Purchasing and Consumption During Crises

Eimante Survilaite, Vilte Auruskeviciene, Žilvinas Židonis, Dalius Misiunas, Justina Sidlauskiene and Nerijus Maciulis

Consumer Confusion About Product Names Commonly Used to Describe Hemp‐Based Oils

Brandon R. McFadden, Kawsheha Muraleetharan, Benjamin Campbell, Adam Rabinowitz, Tyler Mark and Michael Popp

Is Social Media the New Retirement Advisor? Assessing the Impact of Social Media Influence on Retirement Planning

Zefeng Bai, Shuxin Zheng and Jinglin Hu

Unraveling the Threads of Marketplace Diversity

Lena Cavusoglu and Melike Demirbag‐Kaplan

Volume 58, issue 4, 2024

In Memoriam: Monroe P. Friedman pp. 869-871

Robert Nathan Mayer

Consumer engagement with preventive health technologies: A double‐edged sword for consumer wellbeing pp. 872-904

Lisa Baiwir, Laurence Dessart and Cécile Delcourt

In tech we rely: How technology dependence fuels consumer vulnerability pp. 905-945

Kristin Stewart, Rebeca Perren, Charles Chambers and Ryley Zulauf

The role of financial literacy in reducing financial distress: What if consumers were perfectly financially literate? pp. 946-975

Piotr Białowolski, Andrzej Cwynar and Dorota Weziak‐Bialowolska

Against the odds: Unveiling the racial dynamics of financial resilience in post‐apartheid South Africa pp. 976-1007

Felix Essel‐Gaisey and Tsun‐Feng Chiang

“It's kinda like a sick joke”: Young people, labor market experiences, and the COVID‐19 pandemic pp. 1008-1033

Emily Shupp Parker, Michael Kloc, Terri Friedline and Trina Shanks

How information processing style and vaccine pace development messaging influence vaccine acceptance: A mixed methods exploration pp. 1034-1071

Amy Greiner Fehl, Stacey R. Finkelstein, Beatriz Pereira and Marta Caserotti

The effect size and nonlinearity of the relationship between cannabis consumption and consumer self‐perceived mental health: A study based on eight national surveys in Canada pp. 1072-1101

Qian Deng and Lun Li

The effect of hedonic and eudaimonic happiness in driving altruistic food choices pp. 1102-1125

Giovanna Piracci, Andrea Dominici and Fabio Boncinelli

How different religiosity facets affect materialism, hedonistic shopping values, and compulsive buying: Toward mediation‐moderation effects pp. 1126-1160

Piotr Tarka and Monika Kukar‐Kinney

Yes, we care! Consumer emotional responses to corporate neglect of climate change and the role of individual differences pp. 1161-1192

Richard P. Bagozzi, Isabella Soscia and Zakaria Babutsidze

Social traps and the wicked problem of single‐use plastics: A marketing, policy, and consumer‐citizen perspective pp. 1193-1211

Clifford J. Shultz, Marlys J. Mason, Amy Greiner Fehl, Stacey Menzel Baker, Karine Aoun Barakat, Sterling A. Bone and Meredith Rhoads Thomas

Volume 58, issue 2, 2024

A systematic conceptual review of financial access pp. 367-396

Julie Birkenmaier and Jin Huang

It's never too late to be financially literate: Evaluating a financial education intervention for adults in Italy pp. 397-431

Gabriele Iannotta, Marta Cannistrà and Tommaso Agasisti

Youth in individualistic countries have higher financial literacy: Evidence from PISA pp. 432-450

Kristjan Pulk and Leonore Riitsalu

Improving the effectiveness of financial education programs. A targeting approach pp. 451-485

Ginevra Buratti and Alessio D'Ignazio

Uncovering the digital payment divide: Understanding the importance of cash for groups at risk pp. 486-505

Carin Cruijsen and Jelmer Reijerink

Unbanked and impoverished? Exploring banking and poverty interactions over time pp. 506-537

John Creamer and Lewis Warren

Law and order? Associations between payday lending prohibition and alternative financial services use by degree of enforcement pp. 538-557

Melody Harvey, Cliff A. Robb and Christopher L. Peterson

The impact of payday alternative loans on credit union performance and loan quality pp. 558-586

Cullen Goenner

Losing privacy versus losing choice: How consumers react to different costs of personalization pp. 587-605

Nora Moran

When the bridge is not human: Algorithmic interference in forming social relationships through the manipulation of weak ties pp. 606-629

Patricia A. Norberg and Daniel R. Horne

Moral disengagement and neutralization techniques as explanations of unethical behavior pp. 630-662

Robyn McCormack and Rafi M. M. I. Chowdhury

Social institutions as enablers and inhibitors of environmental activism: A cross‐cultural perspective pp. 663-691

Colin B. Gabler and Meike Eilert

Financial stress among college students: New data about student loan debt, lack of emergency savings, social and personal resources pp. 692-709

Rachel Danahy, Cäzilia Loibl, Catherine P. Montalto and Dean Lillard

E. Thomas Garman in memoriam pp. 710-711

Brenda J. Cude

Volume 57, issue 4, 2023

Roger M. Swagler In Memoriam pp. 1545-1546

Brenda J. Cude

The role of racial/ethnic discrimination in financial access and material hardship: Findings from Korean immigrants living in the deep south pp. 1547-1575

Yunju Nam, Eun Young Choi, Cho Rong Won and Hee Yun Lee

Financial debts and subjective well‐being of young adults: An adaption of the stress process model pp. 1576-1604

Lu Fan and Soomin Ryu

“If I don't have credit, I don't have anything”: Perspectives on the credit scoring system among mothers with low incomes pp. 1605-1622

J. Michael Collins, Sarah Halpern‐Meekin, Melody Harvey and Jill Hoiting

What do we really know about “don't know”? Re‐assessing the measurement of financial knowledge pp. 1623-1649

Melissa J. Wilmarth, Kyoung Tae Kim and Tae‐Young Pak

Financial literacy among autistic adults pp. 1650-1683

Monica Galizzi, Ashleigh Hillier and David Schena

Antecedents and outcome of mindful buying pp. 1684-1713

Anil Mathur and George P. Moschis

Volume 57, issue 3, 2023

2023 American Council on Consumer Interests (ACCI) Distinguished Fellow: Irene Ellis Leech pp. 983-984

Brenda J. Cude

W. Keith Bryant in Memoriam pp. 985-986

Cathleen D. Zick and Robin Douthitt

Rhoda Karpatkin in Memoriam pp. 987-988

Brenda J. Cude

Your car is your credit: Using research to curb predatory car title lending pp. 989-999

Jean Ann Fox

Consumer skepticism, advertising regulation, and the internet: Questions worth exploring pp. 1000-1014

Debra Jones Ringold

Online but unlawful sales of unapproved and misbranded prescription drugs: Internet pharmacy compliance with Food and Drug Administration warning letters pp. 1015-1038

Yam B. Limbu and Bruce Huhmann

Stockpiling intentions and customer well‐being during the COVID‐19 pandemic pp. 1039-1065

Gurmeet Singh, Neale J. Slack, Shavneet Sharma and Amandeep Dhir

Vulnerable consumer experiences of (dis)empowerment with consumer protection regulations pp. 1066-1088

Mohammed El Hazzouri, Rowan El‐Bialy, Ela Veresiu and Kelley J. Main

Are data breaches the new norm? Exploring data breach trends, consumer sentiment, and responses to security invasions pp. 1089-1119

Ereni Markos, Priscilla Peña, Lauren I. Labrecque and Kunal Swani

Reexamining health messages in the political age: The politicization of the COVID‐19 pandemic and its detrimental effects on vaccine hesitancy pp. 1120-1150

Ioannis Kareklas, Devipsita Bhattacharya, Darrel D. Muehling and Victoria Kisekka

Explaining consumers' progress through life insurance decision states: The role of personal values and consumer characteristics pp. 1151-1182

Hazel Bateman, Paul Gerrans, Susan Thorp and Yunbo Zeng

Post‐traumatic consumption: Does emotion regulation moderate the relationship between military life stressors, mental health outcomes, and compulsive buying? pp. 1183-1212

Cristel A. Russell, Dale W. Russell and Christine Harris

The psychology of attraction to multi‐level marketing pp. 1213-1235

Lucas J. Dixon, Matthew J. Hornsey, Nicole Hartley, Cassandra M. Chapman and Justin P. Brienza

Financial socialization and financial distress: The role of cognitive and noncognitive abilities pp. 1236-1257

Haidong Zhao, Lini Zhang and Sophia Anong

Financial resilience of two‐worker households from a health perspective pp. 1258-1280

Rui Yao, Yilan Xu and Jie Zhang

Psychological distancing and language intensity in Peer‐to‐Peer lending pp. 1281-1303

Jin Huang, Jun Li and Vania Sena

How to increase students' motivation to engage in university initiatives towards environmental sustainability pp. 1304-1323

Israel‐Javier Juma‐Michilena, Maria‐Eugenia Ruiz‐Molina, Irene Gil‐Saura and Sergio Belda‐Miquel

To wear or not to wear? The influence of regulatory focus and individual cultural orientation on face mask wearing pp. 1324-1351

Yuan Wen, Shipra Gupta and Merve Coskun

The effect of severe imagery in advertising on charitable behavior and the moderating role of social closeness pp. 1352-1376

Billy Sung, Felix Septianto and Michelle Stankovic

Modernizing standards of identity for juice: Evidence from consumer acceptance of orange juice blend pp. 1377-1394

Luqing Yu, Sungeun Yoon, Qianyan Wu, Zhifeng Gao, Stephanie Hricik, Renee Goodrich‐Schneider, Charles Sims and Yu Wang

Consumers' use of ambiguous product cues: The case of “regionality” claims pp. 1395-1422

Marc Herz, Adamantios Diamantopoulos and Petra Riefler

A systematic review of consumer empowerment research trends: Evidence from esteemed consumer studies journals pp. 1423-1452

Jaehye Suk, Xu Li and Hyesun Hwang

Examining legislation and trends in healthcare pricing: A research agenda for consumer well‐being pp. 1453-1481

Deidre Popovich and Kellilynn M. Frias

Understanding retail exclusion and promoting an inclusive customer experience at transforming service encounters pp. 1482-1522

Fang‐Chi Lu and Jayati Sinha

Perception versus the reality of financial situation: The role of personality traits in the United States pp. 1523-1541

Olamide Olajide, Sarah Asebedo, Donald Lacombe and Todd Little

Volume 57, issue 2, 2023

Expanding consumer mindfulness for collective sustainable well‐being: Overview of the special issue and future research directions pp. 699-720

Shalini Bahl, George R. Milne and Elizabeth G. Miller

Next‐generation mindfulness: A mindfulness matrix to extend the transformative potential of mindfulness for consumer, organizational, and societal wellbeing pp. 721-756

Jutta Tobias Mortlock

How consumer networks contribute to sustainable mindful consumption and well‐being pp. 757-784

Birgit Teufer and Sonja Grabner‐Kräuter

Confronting the deep problem of consumption: Why individual responsibility for mindful consumption matters pp. 785-820

Atul Parvatiyar and Jagdish N. Sheth

An expanded mindful mindset: The role of different skills in stress reduction and life satisfaction pp. 821-847

Shalini Bahl, George R. Milne and Kunal Swani

Balancing evolutionary impulses: Effects of mindfulness on virtue food preference pp. 848-870

Amy Errmann and Felix Septianto

Mindfulness through agency in health consumption: Empirical evidence from committed dietary supplement consumers pp. 871-905

Yun Wang, Leighann C. Neilson and Shaobo Ji

The effect of brief mindfulness‐based intervention on patient satisfaction and loyalty after waiting pp. 906-942

Ellen Campos Sousa and Luciana Freire

The importance of language: A comparison of consumer and academic definitions of mindfulness pp. 943-971

Kyungin Ryu

Volume 57, issue 1, 2023

The catharsis of male consumption: Reimagining masculinity in India pp. 4-35

Arindam Das, Himadri Roy Chaudhuri and Paromita Goswami

Exploring unheard voices: Best practices in interviewing women prosumers in Indian subsistence contexts pp. 36-68

Sujit Raghunathrao Jagadale and Jayne Krisjanous

Gender differences in recollections of economic socialization, financial self‐efficacy, and financial literacy pp. 69-91

Elise Frølich Furrebøe, Ellen Katrine Nyhus and Andrew Musau

Income disclosure and consumer judgment in a multilevel marketing experiment pp. 92-120

Austin M. Miller, Samantha Snyder, Stacie A. Bosley and Sarah Greenman

A typology of Jordanian consumers after Covid‐19: The rational, the suspicious, and the cautious consumer pp. 121-139

Zaid Obeidat and Mohammad Ibrahim Obeidat

Consumption coping strategies and well‐being among refugee consumers pp. 140-170

Haithem Zourrig and Kamel El Hedhli

Determinants of financial worry pp. 171-221

Frank M. Magwegwe, Maurice M. MacDonald, HanNa Lim and Stuart J. Heckman

The relationships of financial literacy with both financial behavior and financial well‐being: Meta‐analyses based on the selective literature review pp. 222-244

Hyesun Hwang and Hyung In Park

Can behavioral nudges and incentives help lower‐income households build emergency savings with tax refunds? Evidence from field and survey experiments pp. 245-263

Mathieu Despard, Stephen Roll, Michal Grinstein‐Weiss, Bradley Hardy and Jane Oliphant

Having less: A personal project taxonomy of consumers' decluttering orientations, motives and emotions pp. 264-295

Catherine A. Roster and Joseph R. Ferrari

Health insurance coverage during the COVID‐19 pandemic: The role of Medicaid expansion pp. 296-319

Bidisha Mandal, Nilton Porto, D. Elizabeth Kiss, Soo Hyun Cho and Lorna Saboe‐Wounded Head

Relational foundations of an unequal consumer credit market: Symbiotic ties between banks and payday lenders pp. 320-345

Megan Doherty Bea

Parents' perceptions of the sensitivity of their children's personal information and willingness to share with social media marketers: Implications for sharenting pp. 346-356

Mariea Grubbs Hoy, Alexa K. Fox and George D. Deitz

Health shocks and mortgage debt payoff among American homeowners over age 50: A survival analysis pp. 357-386

Qun Zhang and Hyungsoo Kim

Extending the diversity conversation: Fashion consumption experiences of underrepresented and underserved women pp. 387-417

Lena Cavusoglu and Deniz Atik

Financial inclusion and food insecurity: Examining linkages and potential pathways pp. 418-444

Isaac Koomson, Simplice Asongu and Alex Acheampong

Compulsory technology adoption and adaptation in education: A looming student privacy problem pp. 445-478

Kristen L. Walker, Kiya Bodendorf, Tina Kiesler, Georgie de Mattos, Mark Rostom and Amr Elkordy

Treat yourself: Food delivery apps and the interplay between justification for use and food well‐being pp. 479-506

Sabrina Capito and Albena Pergelova

Financial literacy in the digital age—A research agenda pp. 507-528

Tiina Koskelainen, Panu Kalmi, Eusebio Scornavacca and Tero Vartiainen

The role of learning motivation on financial knowledge among Vietnamese college students pp. 529-563

Trang M. T. Phung, Quoc N. Tran, Phuong Nguyen‐Hoang, Nhut H. Nguyen and Tho H. Nguyen

Healthy financial habits in young adults: An exploratory study of the relationship between subjective financial literacy, engagement with finances, and financial decision‐making pp. 564-592

Elisabeth Sinnewe and Gavin Nicholson

School and family environments promote adolescents' financial confidence: Indirect paths to financial literacy skills in Finnish PISA 2018 pp. 593-618

Gintautas Silinskas, Arto K. Ahonen and Terhi‐Anna Wilska

Beyond radical affordability in the base of the pyramid: The role of consumer self‐confidence in product acceptance pp. 619-647

Christopher P. Blocker, Kenneth C. Manning and Carlos Trujillo

Household savings and present bias among Chinese couples: A household bargaining approach pp. 648-672

Isha Chawla and Joseph Svec

Twenty‐five years of consumer vulnerability research: Critical insights and future directions pp. 673-695

Rituparna Basu, Anil Kumar and Satish Kumar