Recent years has seen an expansion of literature on the effects of emotions in eWOM. Theories on attribution, source credibility, and the relationship between informative value and perceived...Show moreRecent years has seen an expansion of literature on the effects of emotions in eWOM. Theories on attribution, source credibility, and the relationship between informative value and perceived rationality have given rise to a multitude of experiments on the effects of emotions on eWOM. This body of literature has shown that expressions of anger in online reviews lower the informative value of the review. The current research investigates the effects of reviewer history on an angry review of a hotel. Specifically, what effects a consistent angry, consistent happy or a mixed reviewer history has on the informative value of an angry target review, the perceived rationality of the reviewer and the intention to visit the hotel. Results indicate that a consistently angry reviewer history lowers informative value of a target review with expressions of anger and also lowers the perceived rationality of a reviewer, while the intention to visit the hotel reviewed in the target review is stronger. Finally, we discussed the results, implications and limitations of the current research.Show less
It is important that adolescents experience happiness because this period in life is characterized by changes in emotional and mental well-being. This study considers the question whether, and how,...Show moreIt is important that adolescents experience happiness because this period in life is characterized by changes in emotional and mental well-being. This study considers the question whether, and how, friendship quality, stress of peer pressure and classroom climate relate to happiness. Where previous research found friendship quality to be directly associated with happiness, there is little to no evidence for the direct associations between stress of peer pressure and happiness and classroom climate and happiness. This study aims to fill in these gaps. Happiness was measured with the subjective happiness scale (SHS). Stress of peer pressure was measured with a shortened version of the adolescent stress questionnaire (ASQ s). Classroom climate was measured with two questions. Friendship quality was measured with the Lerid Friendship Questionnaire (FSQ) and the Network of Relationships Qualities Version (NRQ-RQV). Data were analyzed using multiple regression analysis, which showed three main findings. Friendship quality was not associated with happiness, stress of peer pressure and happiness were negatively and significantly related, and classroom climate had a positive and significant relation with happiness after correcting for influential cases. Limitations are discussed, with the conclusion that future research should focus on the inclusion of psychological disorders and the effects of the corona virus pandemic.Show less
Authors of books on minimalism often frame a simple lifestyle as a countercultural mode of resistence to a society made unbearable by consummerism. Decluttering and deciding to severely limit one's...Show moreAuthors of books on minimalism often frame a simple lifestyle as a countercultural mode of resistence to a society made unbearable by consummerism. Decluttering and deciding to severely limit one's purchases are seen as reliable ways to achieve happiness and to live more sustainably. What this thesis argues is that, far from proposing alternatives to a late-capitalist system that is alienating and environmentally disastrous, narratives of lifesyle minimalism fully embrace a neoliberal ethos of personal responsibility, individualization and faith in the free market. These recurring themes, together with a thoroughly depolicized view of social engagement, emerge over and over again in my analysis of two central topics in minimalist how-to literature: the pursuit of happiness and the attempt to reduce one's environmental footprint.Show less
