Can't buy me friendship? Peer rejection and adolescent materialism: Implicit self-esteem as a mediator

Jiang, Jiang; Zhang, Yan; Ke, Yannan; Hawk, Skyler T.; Qiu, Hang

doi:10.1016/j.jesp.2015.01.001

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“…Conversely, supportive peers can dampen materialistic inclinations by strengthening self‐esteem, which in turn reduces the need to gain approval through acquisition and material conformity (Chaplin & John, 2010; Gentina, Shrum, Lowrey, Vitell, & Rose, in press). By the same token, peer rejection lowers self‐esteem and appears to increase materialism among adolescents (Banerjee & Dittmar, 2008; Jiang, Zhang, Ke, Hawk, & Qiu, 2015).…”

Section: The Development Of Materialism In Childhoodmentioning

confidence: 99%

Materialism pathways: The processes that create and perpetuate materialism

2017

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Materialism has been examined in many social science disciplines from multiple perspectives. This review synthesizes this extensive literature into two organizing frameworks that describe how materialism develops in children and how materialism is reinforced and perpetuated in adulthood. The major components of the developmental model are the daily event cycle, developmental tasks, cultural influence, and family environment, all of which interact to influence how materialistic a child becomes. The reinforcement model describes how personal qualities that materialists tend to possess make them more vulnerable to threats in daily events, resulting in psychological discomfort. The desire to reduce this discomfort, in conjunction with the transformative powers that materialists ascribe to acquisition, results in actions and outcomes that reinforce materialistic tendencies. Suggestions for furthering the study of materialism are also included.

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Section: The Development Of Materialism In Childhoodmentioning

confidence: 99%

Materialism pathways: The processes that create and perpetuate materialism

2017

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“…Forming meaningful bonds with others facilitates a sense of relatedness, connectedness, and belonging (Baumeister & Leary, ). Peer rejection is related to subsequent poorer self‐esteem (Jiang, Zhang, Ke, Hawk, & Qui, ), whereas children with reciprocated friends tend to feel better about themselves, are more sociable, prosocial, happier, and less likely to be bullied (Cheng & Furnham, ; Kendrick, Jutengren, & Stattin, ; Malcolm, Jensen‐Campbell, Rex‐Lear, & Waldrip, ; Newcomb & Bagwell, ).…”

Section: Introductionmentioning

confidence: 99%

Friendships in middle childhood: Links to peer and school identification, and general self‐worth

Maunder

Monks

2018

British J of Dev Psycho

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Children's friendships are important for well‐being and school adjustment, but few studies have examined multiple indices of friendships together in middle childhood. The current study surveyed 7‐ to 11‐year‐olds ( n = 314) about their friendships, best friendships, friendship quality and indices of self‐worth, identification with peers, and identification with school. Peer relationships were positively related to self‐worth, but not identification with peers or school. Best friendship quality moderated the relationship between number of reciprocated friendship nominations and self‐worth. Children with a reciprocated best friend had higher friendship quality and peer identification than others. Where best friendship was reciprocated, the relationship with identification with peers was mediated via positive friendship quality. The results suggest that friendship reciprocity is particularly relevant for children's self‐worth and identification with peers. The findings are discussed in relation to the importance of fostering the development of reciprocated friendships. Statement of contribution What is already known on this subject? Friendships are related to well‐being, school relations, and how young people feel about their peers at school. Friendship quality may be important in moderating the relationship between peer relations and adjustment. What does this study add? Various aspects of friendships are studied simultaneously with younger children than much previous research. Reciprocated best friendships were better quality than partial or non‐reciprocated best friendships. Friendship reciprocity was most relevant for children's self‐worth and peer identification.

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“…The mission of satisfying the need of self-esteem from materialistic possessions is a cruel cycle that show the way to perpetuating the discrepancy between current and desired states, which in turn guide to little positive feelings about oneself and the incapability to create an ability and esteem about oneself (Kasser et al's 2004). These results indicate that peer rejection helps in developing adolescent materialism via lowering implicit self-esteem and that materialism is a way to balance impaired implicit self-esteem (Jiang et al, 2015).We offered the following hypothesis H2: Self-esteem has a positive impact on materialism. Festinger (1954) provides the social comparisons theory.…”

Section: Self-esteemmentioning

confidence: 92%

“…A research by Chaplin & John (2010) showed that, encouraging parents and friends who give emotional support to adolescents improve the self-esteem. Interpersonal insecurity is one of the interesting factors of materialism (Jiang et al, 2015). Insecurity is reduced by Parental and peer support (Chan et al, 2006).…”

Section: Communicating With Family and Friendsmentioning

confidence: 99%