Journal of Business Research

Consumer research has shown that brands benefit from consumers’ trust in them. However, although consumers’ distrust of brands can accordingly have harmful effects on brands, the antecedents of young consumers’ brand distrust are not entirely clear. This study proposes a model for young consumer’s brand distrust antecedents based on the integration of our findings and prior research.

Highlights
• This study sheds light on the antecedents of young consumers’ brand distrust.
• Latent Dirichlet allocation and manual coding were used together.
• The proposed brand distrust model integrates past and present findings.
• Bad reviews, fake news, SMI cooperation, and impression management raise distrust.
• Profit focus, unrealistic advertising, and poor content also raise distrust.

Cleaner and Responsible Consumption, Volume 16, March 2025

This study identified distinct green and non-green consumer profiles across the UK, Sweden, and Finland based on consumers’ perceptions of important criteria in their recent product purchases.

Highlights
• Green and non-green consumer profiles were found in the UK, Sweden, and Finland.
• Green consumers’ group was largest in Finland and non-green consumers’ group in Sweden.
• Green/non-green attitudes were related to green/non-green consumer profiles.
• Green consumers were typically premium consumers with higher-than-average incomes.
• Non-green consumers in Finland and the UK were typically males with low incomes.

In A. B. LeBaron-Black, H. Kelley, & A. Sorgente (Eds.), Flourishing and Floundering Financially in Emerging Adulthood: A Handbook (pp. 179–193). Oxford University Press USA.

To answer the question “Who am I from a financial point of view?,” in this chapter, we review the literature on identity formation, building on seminal work of Erik Erikson’s (1950, 1968), to focus on identity development within the domain of finances. More precisely, we review previous studies that contributed to the conceptualization, the structure, and the measurement of financial identity and its role in contributing to emerging adults’ financial decision-making style and journey to financial independence and well-being. Throughout the chapter, we provide comments from emerging adults to connect research insights to their lived experiences. In some cases, we offer actionable advice for parents and practitioners who support emerging adult development. We conclude the chapter with suggestions for advancing our understanding of the processes that promote financial independence and well-being among emerging adults.