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Open access
Sep 2026
Life is a Pressure Cooker: How and Why Stress Directs Consumers to Act Unethically
Unethical consumer behavior, such as deceptive product returns, digital piracy, shoplifting, and falsifying online reviews, is a growing concern with significant economic and ethical implications. However, its psychological antecedents remain underexplored. This research investigates the role of stress as a key drive...
Hai-Anh Tran, Artyom Golossenko, Samuel G. B. Johnson et al.
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