Consumer Happiness: Origin and Development of the Concept

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https://doi.org/10.12795/anduli.2023.i23.05

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felicidad del consumidor, bienestar, calidad de vida, escalas de medición, vida con sentido, vida comprometida

Resumen

The pursuit of happiness is the most general explanation of human behavior. Over the years, attempts have been made to establish measurement approaches to facilitate its analysis. A first step is the need to understand people's well-being through the idea of "feeling better", which has led to the measurement of subjective and not only biological health. This paper aims to better understand the origins of the concept of consumer happiness, its approaches and the measurement scales. To this end, a methodology based on a review of the most recent literature has been applied, identifying the most relevant analyses of the concept. This research shows the growing use of the concept of consumer happiness, and the creation of various scales for measuring happiness. Based on these ideas, we propose the use of a model that approximates the three constituent approaches of the holistic concept of happiness: an enjoyable, meaningful and committed life, which can facilitate its applicability in management environments.

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Pedro Cuesta-Valiño, Universidad de Alcalá, España

Pedro Cuesta-Valiño es Doctor en Ciencias Económicas y Empresariales (2002) y es Profesor Titular de Marketing en la Universidad de Alcalá (España) desde 1996, donde actualmente es el Director del Departamento de Economía y Dirección de Empresas. Sus líneas prioritarias de investigación son investigación de mercados y estrategias de marketing, comportamiento del consumidor, gestión minorista, responsabilidad social corporativa, gestión de la felicidad, papel de las nuevas tecnologías, turismo y gestión deportiva. Es autor de más de 80 artículos de investigación que se han publicado en numerosas revistas académicas internacionales 

Pablo Gutiérrez-Rodríguez, Universidad de León, España

Pablo Gutiérrez-Rodríguez es Doctor en Marketing y Profesor e Investigador de la Universidad de León. Su investigación ha sido publicada en varias revistas académicas (Corporate Social Responsibility and Environmental Management, JournalRetailing and ConsumerServices, EconomicResearch o Nonprofit and Voluntary Sector Quarterly) y en numerosos capítulos publicados en editoriales relevantes. Es conferenciante habitual en numerosas conferencias nacionales e internacionales de marketing. Entre otros, es miembro fundador de la Asociación Internacional de Marketing Público y sin Fines de Lucro. También es miembro del Consejo Editorial de la International Journal of Communication Research aDReseach-ESIC.

Pablo Contreras-Contreras, Universidad de Alcalá, España

Pablo-José Contreras-Contreras es doctorando en Economía y Dirección de Empresas por la Universidad de Alcalá. Es licenciado en Ciencias Económicas y Empresariales, en Investigación y Técnicas de Mercado por la Universidad de Barcelona, y Executive MBA por ESADE. Con más de 30 años de experiencia profesional, se dedica a la consultoría de marketing y ventas, actividad que compagina con la docencia en universidades y escuelas de negocio. Su investigación se centra en el comportamiento del consumidor y las estrategias de marketing de las empresas, con un enfoque especial en la sostenibilidad y la gestión de las marcas privadas. También es colaborador habitual de los medios de comunicación.

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2023-01-04

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Cuesta-Valiño, P., Gutiérrez-Rodríguez, P., & Contreras-Contreras, P. (2023). Consumer Happiness: Origin and Development of the Concept. ANDULI. Revista Andaluza De Ciencias Sociales, (23), 83–98. https://doi.org/10.12795/anduli.2023.i23.05
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