The present research shows that although people believe that learning more about others leads to greater liking, more information about...
We predicted that a state of uncertainty would prolong a positive mood, but that people would not anticipate this when...
Episodic memory and episodic future thinking activate a network of overlapping brain regions, but little is known about the mechanism...
We present five studies supporting our strategic memory protection theory. When people make decisions about experiences to consume over time,...
Individuals who are low (compared with high) in attachment-related avoidance rely on social bonds to regulate distress, and the authors...
The present research tested the proposition that nostalgia serves an existential function by bolstering a sense of meaning in life....
The ability to project oneself into the future has previously been found to be related to happiness and anxiety. The...
Do experiences make people happier than material possessions? In two surveys, respondents from various demographic groups indicated that experiential purchases-those...
Previous theories have suggested that consumers will be happier if they spend their money on experiences such as travel as...
We examine the association between various components of consumption expenditure and happiness in the Health and Retirement Study (HRS), a...