Gift Recipients’ Beliefs About Occasion‐based and Nonoccasion‐based Gifts: The Importance of Signaling Care and Meeting Expectations in Gift Giving
Abstract
Most gifts are occasion‐based as opposed to nonoccasion‐based . That is, most gifts are given in the presence of a special occasion, rather than in the absence of one. Across a series of scenario‐based studies, the present research demonstrates that, despite occasion‐based gifts being much more common, recipients anticipate that their happiness levels will be quite high when receiving nonoccasion‐based gifts, varying little with gift quality. In...
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Title
Gift Recipients’ Beliefs About Occasion‐based and Nonoccasion‐based Gifts: The Importance of Signaling Care and Meeting Expectations in Gift Giving
Published Date
Apr 19, 2021
Volume
32
Issue
3
Pages
445 - 465
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