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Reference Groups

Reference Groups is a consumer behavior construct denoting any real or symbolic social group that an individual uses as a standard of comparison for forming or modifying evaluations, attitudes, and purchase-related behaviors.

358

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37.4K

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628

Authors

302

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2017–2026

46

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Publications

358

Identification of Endogenous Social Effects: The Reflection Problem

Charles F. Manski · The Review of Economic Studies · 1993 · 6.3K citations

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Self‐Construal, Reference Groups, and Brand Meaning

Jennifer Edson Escalas, James R. Bettman · Journal of Consumer Research · 2005 · 2K citations

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Reference Group Influence on Product and Brand Purchase Decisions

William O. Bearden, Michael J. Etzel · Journal of Consumer Research · 1982 · 1.9K citations

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Report of the task group on reference man

Annals of the ICRP · 1979 · 1.7K citations

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You Are What They Eat: The Influence of Reference Groups on Consumers’ Connections to Brands

Jennifer Edson Escalas, James R. Bettman · Journal of Consumer Psychology · 2003 · 1.5K citations

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Authors

628

  1. MS
    Muzafer Sherif

    University of Oklahoma, United States

    5 publications · 253 citations

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  2. RT
    Risto T. Salminen

    Lappeenranta-Lahti University of Technology, Finland

    5 publications · 297 citations

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  3. MA
    Melissa A. Lewis

    University of Washington, United States

    4 publications · 609 citations

    4

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  4. CN
    Clayton Neighbors

    University of Houston, United States

    4 publications · 609 citations

    4

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  5. JF
    Justin F. Hummer

    Loyola Marymount University, United States

    4 publications · 259 citations

    4

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Institutions

302

  1. University of Washington

    Seattle, United States

    10 h-index

    46 publications

    5.6K citations

  2. University of Illinois Urbana-Champaign

    Urbana, United States

    6 h-index

    10 publications

    1K citations

  3. Duke University

    Durham, United States

    6 h-index

    6 publications

    4.3K citations

  4. University of Wisconsin–Madison

    Madison, United States

    5 h-index

    9 publications

    7.9K citations

  5. New York University

    New York, United States

    5 h-index

    5 publications

    1.1K citations

  6. Lappeenranta-Lahti University of Technology

    Lappeenranta, Finland

    5 h-index

    7 publications

    418 citations

  7. University of Iowa

    Iowa City, United States

    5 h-index

    5 publications

    338 citations

  8. The University of Melbourne

    Melbourne, Australia

    4 h-index

    6 publications

    202 citations

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Venues

  1. The Journal of Academic Librarianship

    9 publications · 210 citations

    9

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  2. Journal of Consumer Research

    JCR · 7 publications · 5.7K citations

    7

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  3. Clinica Chimica Acta

    CCA · 7 publications · 917 citations

    7

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  4. The Journal of Social Psychology

    6 publications · 279 citations

    6

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  5. The Reference Librarian

    TRL · 6 publications · 172 citations

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