Journal of Consumer Affairs Best Article and Best Reviewer Awards

• Published date: 01 July 2023
• Author: Brenda J. Cude
• Date: 01 July 2023
• DOI: http://doi.org/10.1111/joca.12547

ANNOUNCEMENT

Journal of Consumer Affairs Best Article

and Best Reviewer Awards

Brenda J. Cude

Financial Counseling, Housing and Consumer Economics, University of Georgia, Athens, Georgia, USA

Correspondence

Brenda J. Cude, Financial Counseling, Housing and Consumer Economics, University of Georgia, 205 Dawson Hall,

305 Sanford Drive, Athens, GA, USA.

Email: bcude@uga.edu

2023 Journal of Consumer Affairs Best Article Award (co-winners)

Either you control social media or social media controls you: Understanding the impact of self-

control on excessive social media use from the dual-system perspective

Kseniia Zahrai, Ekant Veer, Paul William Ballantine, Huibert Peter de Vries, Girish Prayag

Volume 56, Issue 2

Drawing on dual-system theories, this study shows that excessive social media users demon-

strate a psychological imbalance between the impulsive and reflective systems in their minds.

We provide empirical evidence of an inconsistency between conscious attitudes and the actual

behavior toward social media. The findings show that excessive users are driven more by their

implicit attitudes rather than explicit beliefs in consuming social media. Although a high level

of self-control indicates healthy social media use, the findings suggest that self-control has no

significant influence on excessive users with a positive implicit attitude and high impulsive

social media use. This duality of self-control dispels beliefs about its ability to regulate exces-

sive online behaviors. Therefore, this study (1) theorizes what constitutes excessive social

media use, (2) outlines how implicit measurements are incorporated in consumer research,

and (3) offers practical implications for managing unhealthy online behaviors.

Financial capability and wellbeing of vulnerable consumers

Jing Jian Xiao, Nilton Porto

Volume 56, Issue 2

Consumer financial capability can be defined variously by different researchers. In this

study, financial capability is assumed to have three components, financial knowledge, finan-

cial behavior, and financial skills. This study examines relative contributions of financial

capability components to financial wellbeing among vulnerable consumers. With data from

the National Financial Wellbeing Survey commissioned by the Consumer Financial Protec-

tion Bureau (CFPB), results show that among financial capability components, financial

Received: 27 May 2023 Accepted: 1 June 2023

DOI: 10.1111/joca.12547

© 2023 American Council on Consumer Interests.

976 J Consum Aff. 2023;57:976–979.

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