When pride meets envy: Is social superiority portrayal in luxury advertising perceived as prestige or arrogance?

This paper draws on the theoretical underpinnings of envy and pride in examining the effectiveness of social superiority portrayal in luxury advertising. Across two studies, benign (malicious) envy led consumers to perceive social superiority portrayal as an expression of authentic (hubristic) pride...

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Bibliographic Details
Main Authors: Sung, Billy, Phau, Ian
Format: Journal Article
Published: John Wiley & Sons 2018
Online Access:http://hdl.handle.net/20.500.11937/71454