The Journal of Consumer Behaviour's first 20 years

We analyzed and compared the Journal of Consumer Behaviour content in its first 20 years of publication. Articles were categorized into seven topics (Internal Factors, External Factors, Decision Process, Social Issues, Internet, Managerial Issues, and Research Methods) with subtopics. Authorship, citations based on Google Scholar, geographic representation of authors, and methodologies employed across the first 20 years were also explored. The results are discussed in terms of their implications for the journal and consumer behaviour. This analysis provides suggestions for future research to be published by the Journal of Consumer Behaviour.     

Religion and Spirituality in the Meaning–Making and Coping Experiences of African American Women: A Qualitative Analysis

This qualitative study examines the ways in which African American women use religion/spirituality to cope and to construct meaning in times of adversity. Content analysis of the narratives of a sample of African American women respondents ( n = 23) revealed a set of eight nonoverlapping themes that explicate religiosity/spirituality's role in meaning–making and coping. Findings suggest that religion/spirituality help women to (1) interrogate and accept reality, (2) gain the insight and courage needed to engage in spiritual surrender, (3) confront and transcend limitations, (4) identify and grapple with existential questions and life lessons, (5) recognize purpose and destiny, (6) define character and act within subjectively meaningful moral principles, (7) achieve growth, and (8) trust in the viability of transcendent sources of knowledge and communication. Narrative examples are used to elucidate each theme. Findings point to the importance of relationships and intimacy in the meaning–making enterprise. Implications for theory and practice are discussed.     

Multidimensional Future Time Perspective as Moderators of the Relationships between Suicide Motivation,Preparation, and Its Predictors

The moderating impact of future time perspective (FTP) components on the relationships of hopelessness, depressive symptoms, and psychache with suicide motivation and preparation was investigated. In a sample of first year college students (N = 87) recruited on the basis of elevated suicide ideation and depressive symptoms, future thinking, optimism, and future connectedness attenuated the relationship of suicide motivation with depressive symptoms and hopelessness. Future thinking moderated the impact of depressive symptoms on suicide preparation. No moderating effects were found for psychache. This study demonstrates that FTP may buffer against the worst effects of salient suicide predictors among high‐risk students.     

论器官移植准入制的施行及其意义

器官移植是目前临床上治疗那些已经不能用其他疗法治愈的重要生命器官终末期疾病的惟一有效的方法。同国际水平相比,我国的器官移植手术成功率和长期存活率还存在着相当的差距。由于我国还没有一部关于器官移植的法律,导致了国内器官移植的无序竞争,同时造成了可供移植器官的巨大浪费。《人体器官移植技术临床应用管理暂行办法》能够有效地缓解这种矛盾,同时有利于发扬医学人文精神,体现医学伦理学道德。