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APS Virtual Poster Showcase · 2020

Symbolic Consumption, Self Concept, and Personality in Transitional Periods

Virtual · June 2020

Poster Sessions · Personality/Emotion

  • Jessica Kollett
    Worcester State University
  • Seth Surgan
    Worcester State University

Abstract

The present study investigates the ways in which college students create and use symbolic resources during their transition into the college culture. Further, research examines the roles of personality and self-concept in participants’ engagement in symbolic consumption.

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