Published In
Journal of the Association for Consumer Research
Document Type
Article
Publication Date
8-2016
Subjects
Consumers -- Research, Drinking of alcoholic beverages -- Psychological aspects, Drinking of alcoholic beverages -- Effect of weight of glassware on, Drinking behavior
Abstract
People often consume alcohol as a means of emotional control. More specifically, people frequently consume alcohol to enhance positive feelings (e.g., happiness) and reduce negative feelings (e.g., stress, tension). The results of two field studies and one laboratory study showed that holding the volume of alcohol consumed constant and varying the haptic (i.e., weight) sensations individuals experience during consumption can influence these emotional responses and also perceived intoxication. Specifically, we manipulated haptic weight sensations by varying the weight of the cup/container (e.g., champagne flute) alcohol was consumed from and showed that consuming champagne from lighter (vs. heavier) flutes leads to enhanced positive feelings, reduced negative feelings, and increased perceived intoxication.
DOI
10.1086/688219
Persistent Identifier
http://archives.pdx.edu/ds/psu/18707
Citation Details
Courtney Szocs, Dipayan Biswas, and Adilson Borges, "Cheers to Haptic Sensations and Alcohol Consumption: How Glassware Weight Impacts Perceived Intoxication and Positive Emotions," Journal of the Association for Consumer Research 1, no. 4 (October 2016): 569-578.
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This is the publisher's PDF. © 2016 the Association for Consumer Research.
Original published in the JACR, volume 1, number 4 and can be found online at: http://dx.doi.org/10.1086/688219