Fashion Frenzy: How Social Pressures and FOMO Drive Impulse Buying among Youth

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Mokhlis, N.-N. B., Baharuddin, N.-N., Janang, J. S., Yau, D. L. I., & Khalid, F. D. B. (2025). Fashion Frenzy: How Social Pressures and FOMO Drive Impulse Buying among Youth. International Journal of Academic Research in Business and Social Sciences, 15(10), 50-61.

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