How Does Self-concept Clarity Influence Happiness in Experiential Settings?: The Role of Strangers Versus Friends

Ezgi Merdin-Uygur; Gülen Sarial Abi; Zeynep  Gürhan-Canli; Özlem Hesapci

How Does Self-concept Clarity Influence Happiness in Experiential Settings? The Role of Strangers Versus Friends

Ezgi Merdin-Uygur, Gülen Sarial Abi, Zeynep Gürhan-Canli, Özlem Hesapci

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Abstract

In this research, we demonstrate that despite various positive outcomes of having clearly and confidently defined and internally consistent self-beliefs (i.e., self-concept clarity, or SCC), in experiences shared with strangers such as communal tables in cafés, low SCC individuals are happier than high SCC individuals.

Original language	English
Title of host publication	E - European Advances in Consumer Research
Editors	Maggie Geuens, Mario Pandelaere, Michel Tuan Pham, Iris Vermeir
Number of pages	1
Volume	11
Place of Publication	Duluth
Publisher	Association for Consumer Research
Publication date	2018
Pages	106-107
Publication status	Published - 2018
Externally published	Yes

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Merdin-Uygur, E., Abi, G. S., Gürhan-Canli, Z., & Hesapci, Ö. (2018). How Does Self-concept Clarity Influence Happiness in Experiential Settings? The Role of Strangers Versus Friends. In M. Geuens, M. Pandelaere, M. Tuan Pham, & I. Vermeir (Eds.), E - European Advances in Consumer Research (Vol. 11, pp. 106-107). Association for Consumer Research. https://www.acrwebsite.org/volumes/1700154/volumes/v11e/E-11

Merdin-Uygur, Ezgi ; Abi, Gülen Sarial ; Gürhan-Canli, Zeynep et al. / How Does Self-concept Clarity Influence Happiness in Experiential Settings? The Role of Strangers Versus Friends. E - European Advances in Consumer Research. editor / Maggie Geuens ; Mario Pandelaere ; Michel Tuan Pham ; Iris Vermeir. Vol. 11 Duluth : Association for Consumer Research, 2018. pp. 106-107

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