Dr L Truter (nee Christie)

Qualifications

• B Consumer Science (Interior Merchandise Management) (University of Pretoria)
• M Consumer Science (Interior Merchandise Management) (University of Pretoria)
• PhD in Consumer Sciences (University of South Africa/ UNISA)
• MEd in ODL (UMUC & UNISA)

Fields of academic interests

Teaching interests

• Consumer decision makings
• Research methodology

Research interests

• Consumer decision making
• Green consumerism
• Subjective well-being
• Distance Education & Technology

Journal articles

• Christie, L., & Venter De Villiers, M. (2023). The role of social marketing in promoting quality of life through the lens of sustainable consumption. Journal of Social Marketing. DOI: 10.1108/JSOCM-04-2022-0089

• Kempen, E., Tobias-Mamina, R., Strydom, M., Christie, L., & Makopo, M. (2023). Female Consumers’ Involvement in Intentional Non-Sustainable and Unintentional Sustainable Apparel Decisions: An Emerging Market Perspective. Journal of Marketing and Consumer Behaviour in Emerging Markets, vol. 1 no. 16, 1-22. DOI: 10.7172/2449-6634.jmcbem.2023.1.1 

• Christie, L and Sonnenberg, N.C. (2023). The influence of satisfaction with life, social contribution and environmental well-being on conscientious-consumer decision making in the South African emerging economy. South African Geographical Journal. DOI: 10.1080/03736245.2023.2167856 
• Kempen, E.L., Tobias-Mamina, R., Strydom, M., Christie, L. and Makopo, M. (2023).  Female Consumers’ Involvement in Intentional Non-Sustainable and Unintentional Sustainable Apparel Decisions: An Emerging Market Perspective.  Journal of Marketing and Consumer Behaviour in Emerging Markets, vol. 1, no. 16, 1-21. DOI: 10.7172/2449-6634.jmcbem.2023.1.1 
• Kempen, E.L. and Christie, L. (2022). Designing To Attract In An Emerging Market: Applying Behavioural Reasoning Theory To South African Consumer Reactions To An Ultra-High Temperature Milk Line Extension Product. Journal of Marketing and Consumer Behaviour in Emerging Markets, vol.1, no.14.
• Christie, L., Kempen, E. and Strydom, M. (2021). Custom-made apparel manufacturing micro-enterprise owners’ perspectives on sustainability: how higher education can contribute. International Journal of Sustainability in Higher Education, 1467-6370.
• De Freitas, D., Van Eeden, T. and Christie, L. (2020).  A psychographic framework for determining South African consumers’ green hotel decision formation: Augmenting the Theory of Planned Behaviour.  Journal of Consumer Sciences.  vol.5 pp.1-18.a
• Christie, L and M, Strydom. (2019). Curriculum Development for Fashion Product Development in an ODeL.  Proceedings of the 8thInternational DEFSA Conference. 9-11 September 2019.  Cape Town. South Afric
• CHRISTIE, L. and N.C. SONNENBERG. (2017, 26 June 2017- 1 July 2017). The Influence of Well-Being on Consumers’ Future Discounting Practices in the South African White Goods Industry: An Abstract. Proceedings of the 2017 Academy of Marketing Science (AMS) World Marketing Congress (WMC) 251. https://doi.org/10.1007/978-3-319-68750-6.    (Conference Proceedings)
• Kempen, E., J. Kasambala, L. Christie, E. Symington, L. Jooste and T. Van Eeden. (2017). Expectancy-value theory contributes to understanding consumer attitudes towards cow’s milk alternatives and variants. International Journal of Consumer Studies, vol.41, no.3, pp.245-252.
• Erasmus, A.C., L. Christie and J. Kleyn. (2016). Townhouse residents' use of interiror products in the social zones of their homes as a demonstration of their need for uniqueness. International Journal of Consumer Studies, vol.40, no,1, pp.14-23.
• CHRISTIE, L., N.C. SONNENBERG and I.G.P. GOUS. (2016).  The pursuit of subjective well-being and the complexity of conscientious consumer decision making in the South African White goods industry: a literature review and proposed conceptual framework.  Journal of Family Ecology and Consumer Sciences, vol.44, pp.32-45.