Journal Article Desire to Acquire: Powerlessness and Compensatory Consumption Get access Derek D. Rucker, Derek D. Rucker Search for other works by this author on: Oxford Academic PubMed Google Scholar Adam D. Galinsky Adam D. Galinsky Search for other works by this author on: Oxford Academic PubMed Google Scholar Journal of Consumer Research, Volume 35, Issue 2, August 2008, Pages 257–267, https://doi.org/10.1086/588569 Published: 18 April 2008