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Shivering for status: When cold temperatures increase product evaluation

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While anecdotal evidence suggests that consumers maintain an association between high-status products and cold temperature, no research has empirically examined this linkage. We propose and demonstrate that physical cold can indeed increase consumers’ perceptions of a product's status signaling and luxuriousness. We demonstrate this consequence can stem from tactile or visually induced temperatures and ultimately increase consumers’ overall evaluations of products. Finally, we highlight bound...

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Published
Peer review status:
Peer reviewed

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10.1002/jcpy.1133

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Institution:
University of Oxford
Division:
SSD
Oxford college:
Green Templeton College
Role:
Author
Publisher:
Wiley
Journal:
Journal of Consumer Psychology More from this journal
Volume:
30
Issue:
2
Pages:
314-328
Publication date:
2019-08-26
Acceptance date:
2019-07-29
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EISSN:
1532-7663
ISSN:
1057-7408
Language:
English
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pubs:1036199
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uuid:144d316f-2927-4a23-a379-72a42c2b1a4a
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pubs:1036199
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1036199
Deposit date:
2019-07-30

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