Chapter 1 Introduction to the Volume -- Part 1 Demographic & Socioeconomic Issues -- Chapter 2 Older Consumer Wellbeing: A Life Course Perspective -- Chapter 3 Gender and Consumer Wellbeing -- Chapter 4 Socioeconomic Status and Wellbeing -- Chapter 5 Disadvantaged Consumers, Market Access, and Consumer Wellbeing -- Part 2 Developmental & Environmental Issues -- Chapter 6 Young Consumers, Media, Marketing Communications, and Consumer Wellbeing -- Chapter 7 Culture, Values, and Consumer Wellbeing -- Chapter 8 Natural Environment, Sustainability, and Consumer Wellbeing -- Chapter 9 Built Environment, Housing, and Consumer Wellbeing: The Case of Older Consumers -- Chapter 10 Technology and Consumer Wellbeing -- Part 3 Social & Behavioral Issues -- Chapter 11 The Self, Consumption, and Consumer Wellbeing -- Chapter 12 Belongingness and Consumer Wellbeing -- Chapter 13 Social Comparison, Social Media, and Consumer Wellbeing -- Chapter 14 Consumption Attitudes and Behaviors and Consumer Wellbeing -- Chapter 15 Consumer Activism, Prosocial Behavior, and Consumer Wellbeing -- Part 4 Cognitive & Affective Issues -- Chapter 16 Consumption-Related Affect and Consumer Wellbeing -- Chapter 17 Impulsive and Compulsive Shopping, Self-Regulation, and Consumer Wellbeing -- Chapter 18 Hedonic Shopping, Retail Therapy, Affect Regulation, and Consumer Wellbeing -- Chapter 19 Consumer Wellbeing in Judgment and Decision Making.

This book brings together, in one source, a psychologically framed view of consumer well-being. Featuring chapters authored by expert scholars in the field, and encompassing both research and theory, it provides a comprehensive framework for understanding this important area. Each chapter contains a review of theories and evidence, as well as future research directions and policy recommendations. The intended audience for the book includes professionals in a range of areas, including academia, economics, business, media, and government. This widespread relevance will have an impact on the well-being of consumers and society as a whole.