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busyness as a status symbol: a standalone construct

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Consumer research

the perception, especially in the United States, that a busy and overworked lifestyle signals high status because it implies one's skills are in demand.

In consumer research, busyness as a status symbol refers to the perception, especially in the United States, that a busy and overworked lifestyle signals high status because it implies one's skills are in demand. This meaning comes from Bellezza (2016) in Journal of Consumer Research.[1]

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References

Bellezza, S., Paharia, N., & Keinan, A. (2016). Conspicuous Consumption of Time: When Busyness and Lack of Leisure Time Become a Status Symbol. Journal of Consumer Research, 44(1), 118-138. https://doi.org/10.1093/jcr/ucw076

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