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Beauty Product Ads Affect Consumer Self Esteem And Purchasing
October 20, 2010 by NewsBot
A new study in the Journal of Consumer Research found that ads featuring beauty products actually lower female consumers' self-esteem. "One of the signature strengths of the advertising industry lies in its ability to transform seemingly mundane objects into highly desirable products," write authors Debra Trampe (University of Groningen, the Netherlands), Diederik A...