Does Materialism Make Indian Millennials Miserable or Is It a Key to Life Satisfaction? Exploring the Moderating Role of Gratitude
Pallavi Srivastava,
Shilpi Jain
Abstract:Materialism as a concept has captured extensive attention across the world for more than two decades. In the extant literature, the relationship between materialism and life satisfaction remains inconclusive and has limited explanation in different cross-cultural contexts. This article extends the existing research on this relationship in a unique cultural context among Indian millennials. It also explores the role of gratitude and need satisfaction in the said relationship. A moderated mediation model is deri… Show more
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