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The Costs and Benefits of Consuming

Csikszentmihalyi, Mihaly·2000·Journal of Consumer Research
DOI 10.1086/314324
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Consuming is defined as behavior whereby entropy is increased in exchange for existential or experiential rewards. Existential rewards are well known—for example, the satisfaction of Maslowian needs. But experiential rewards are perhaps just as important: these refer to the temporary improvement in positive mood people experience when they are acting in goal-directed, purposeful ways. Consuming is one way for obtaining such experiences. It is suggested that in order to evaluate the impact of consuming it is necessary to measure the entropy costs of the behavior balanced against the psychic benefits it provides.

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Authors
Csikszentmihalyi, M.
Venue
Journal of Consumer Research
Publisher
Oxford University Press (OUP)
Published
2000-09-01
Volume
27
Issue
2
Pages
267-272
ISSN
  • 0093-5301 (ISSN-L)
  • 1537-5277
DOI
10.1086/314324
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W2121735948
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357
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23
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17.54
Type
journal article
Language
en
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