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Journal of Consumer Affairs

A refereed, scholarly journal publishing original research on individual, business, and/or government decisions and actions that can affect or influence the interests of consumers in the marketplace. Topics are addressed from the consumer's viewpoint and include consumer education, economics, nutrition, public policy, consumer psychology, and marketing. Content includes research papers, short research notes, applications, theoretical briefs, commentary, and book reviews.

Total result: 156 articles

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Promoting i-Safety: effects of privacy warnings and privacy seals on r...
June 22, 2007

The death care industry: a review of regulatory and consumer issues.
June 22, 2007

Household savings motives.(2001 Survey of Consumer Finances )
June 22, 2007

Mistaking precision for reality.(public opinion polls on voter turnout...
June 22, 2007

The effect of demographic, economic, and nutrition factors on the freq...
December 22, 2006

The allocation of food expenditure in married- and single-parent famil...
December 22, 2006

Gender differences in debt repayment problems after divorce.
December 22, 2006

College students' responses to antismoking messages: denial, defiance,...
December 22, 2006

The influence of individual factors on the effectiveness of message co...
December 22, 2006

Promises, promises: how consumers respond to warranties in Internet re...
December 22, 2006

Are we making the grade? A national overview of financial education an...
December 22, 2006

2006 distinguished ACCI fellow: Jeanne M. Hogarth: presentation to Jea...
December 22, 2006

Robert O. Herrmann: 1932-2006.(American Council on Consumer Interests)...
December 22, 2006

Subliminal advertising and the perpetual popularity of playing to peop...
December 22, 2006

Depending on the kindness of strangers.(EDITORIAL POSTLUDE)
December 22, 2006

2004 Distinguished Fellow of the American Council on Consumer Interest...
December 22, 2004

Identity theft: laws, crimes, and victims.(Editorial Prelude)(Editoria...
December 22, 2004

Consumers' protection of online privacy and identity.(Colloquium On Id...
December 22, 2004

Stopping identity theft.(Colloquium On Identity Theft)
December 22, 2004

The role of organizations in identity theft response: the organization...
December 22, 2004

The impact of retirement on household leisure expenditures.(Research I...
December 22, 2004

The effect of consumer participation on price sensitivity.(Research In...
December 22, 2004

The influence of moral philosophy on retail salespeople's ethical perc...
December 22, 2004

Voters' response to labeling genetically engineered foods: Oregon's ex...
December 22, 2004

Linking tax refunds and low-cost bank accounts: early lessons for prog...
December 22, 2004

Decision making by low-literacy consumers in the presence of point-of-...
December 22, 2004

Consumers, people, and Kim.(Editorial Postlude)(Editorial)
December 22, 2004

Identity theft legislation: the Fair and Accurate Credit Transactions ...
December 22, 2004

A profile of financially at-risk college students.
June 22, 2004

The economic burden of health care, funeral, and burial expenditures a...
June 22, 2004

Seeking a single policy for contractual fairness to consumers: a compa...
June 22, 2004

A new look at husbands' and wives' time allocation.
June 22, 2004

Why don't households have a checking account?
June 22, 2004

The relationship between sociodemographics and concern about food safe...
June 22, 2004

What consumers don't know can hurt them: consumer evaluations and dise...
June 22, 2004

Targeting financial management training at low-income audiences.(Bits,...
June 22, 2004

Consumers' interpretations of the semantic phrases found in reference ...
June 22, 2004

The consumer as serf.(Editorial Postlude)(Editorial)
June 22, 2004

How credit access has changed over time for U.S. households.
December 22, 2003

A two-step estimation of consumer adoption of technology-based service...
December 22, 2003

Marketing--one consumer disaster.(Colston E. Warne Lecture)
December 22, 2003

The First Amendment and FTC weight-loss advertising regulation.
December 22, 2003

Desires versus the reality of self-regulation.(Editorial Postlude)
December 22, 2003

Who pays for credit cards?
December 22, 2003

Single mothers, emergency food assistance, and food stamps in the welf...
December 22, 2003

How do front and back package labels influence beliefs about health cl...
December 22, 2003

Willingness to pay for non-biotech foods in the U.S. and U.K.
December 22, 2003

Double-Cola and antitrust issues: staying alive in the soft drink wars...
December 22, 2003

Consumer interests and the ethical implications of marketing: a contin...
December 22, 2003

How well do consumers protect themselves from identity theft?(Bits, Br...
December 22, 2003

The prevalence of sexual imagery in ads targeted to young adults.
December 22, 2003

The information content of mutual fund print advertising.
June 22, 2003

Minorities in children's television commercials: new, improved, and st...
June 22, 2003

Contributing to the delinquency of borrowers.
June 22, 2003

The U.S./EU beef controversy and a proposed framework for resolving st...
June 22, 2003

Older self-employed workers and planning for the future.
June 22, 2003

Diet choice and the role of time preference.
June 22, 2003

Diagnostic screener for compulsive buying: applications to the USA and...
June 22, 2003

Product recalls: gaping holes in the nation's product safety net. (Bit...
June 22, 2003

Crashing the Party. (Review Essay).(Book Review)~(book review)
June 22, 2003

Surviving in a Material World: The Lived Experience of People in Pover...
June 22, 2003

Convenient abusive research. (Editorial Postlude).(Editorial)
June 22, 2003

2002 Distinguished fellow of the American council on consumer interest...
December 22, 2002

An experimental assessment of the effects of two alcoholic beverage he...
December 22, 2002

Jury decisions and awards in personal injury lawsuits involving foodbo...
December 22, 2002

Libraries in a bind: ownership versus access. (Bits, Briefs, and Appli...
December 22, 2002

Colston E. Warne Lecture: Consumers and consumerism in America today.
December 22, 2002

Consumers' use of credit cards: store credit card usage as an alternat...
December 22, 2002

A problem ignored: dilution and negation of consumer information by an...
December 22, 2002

Information you can't use. (Editorial Postlude).(consumer misinformati...
December 22, 2002

2002 Distinguished fellow of the American council on consumer interest...
December 22, 2002

Reaching insomniacs with television PSAs: poor placement of important ...
December 22, 2002

Will consumers pay a premium for eco-labeled apples?
December 22, 2002

Comparative price advertising: believe it or not. (Bits, Briefs, and A...
December 22, 2002

The influence of communication source and mode on consumer adoption of...
June 22, 2002

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