Materialism and conspicuous consumption in China: a cross‐cultural examination

Podoshen, Jeffrey S.; Li, Lü; Zhang, Junfeng

doi:10.1111/j.1470-6431.2010.00930.x

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“…Hedonic shopping orientations and materialism are on the rise in China (Podoshen et al, 2011;Davis, 2013). However, a materialistic world view is apparently contradictory to sustainability.…”

Section: Limitations and Future Directionsmentioning

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Does a money‐is‐all attitude cause alienation? A cross‐cultural comparison of Korea, the US and Sweden

Kim

2014

Int J Consumer Studies

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Money is increasingly being attributed more value in society, although a money-is-all attitude decreases social relationships and increases alienation in modern, industrialized societies. This research investigated the influence of this money-is-all attitude on alienation based on a cross-cultural comparison of Korea, the US and Sweden. The money-is-all attitude was defined as a perspective in which money is regarded as an indicator of achievement or success.Self-administered online surveys were conducted with consumers ranging between the ages of 20 to 49 in Korea, the US and Sweden. The money-is-all attitude and alienation seemed to be more pervasive in Korea than in the US or Sweden. The money-is-all attitude was the factor with the strongest influence on alienation when controlling for sociodemographic factors. Furthermore, participation in sports activities was an important factor in decreasing alienation levels. The findings of this research imply that materialistic ways of thinking increase alienation and that money cannot contribute to human happiness and well-being. In addition, active participation in social activities can decrease alienation.The research results suggest that a materialistic, money-is-all attitude negatively influences alienation across cultures; in addition, in the US, an affluent consumption-based country, the money-is-all attitude had more explanatory power for alienation than in Sweden and Korea. A change in values to overcome the money-is-all attitude is required and the concepts of sufficiency and mindfulness are suggested as alternative life perspectives for the pursuit of well-being.

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Section: Limitations and Future Directionsmentioning

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Does a money‐is‐all attitude cause alienation? A cross‐cultural comparison of Korea, the US and Sweden

Kim

2014

Int J Consumer Studies

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“…The results from the mean value of various groups indicated that students without religion exhibited more materialism and low environmental and people-centered values, and TBL (planet and people) than students with religion (H6), consistent with earlier studies [51]. Also, materialism increased with each year of education (1 st yr. -final yr. = 3.520 -4.467), as well as family income (lowest to highest: 3.379 -3.974), confirming that each passing year adds to materialism and negatively influence pro-social attitudes and behaviors (H5) [21], [60]- [62]. For corroboration, the two-sample t-test was conducted to assess the links between demographics, materialism, environmental and people-centered values and TBL.…”

Section: Independent Two-sample T-testmentioning

confidence: 83%

China’s Triple Bottom-line (TBL) Challenge: Exploring How Demographics and Values Shape Preferences of Future Managers and Engineers toward Profit, People and Planet

Khattak¹,

Khan²,

Hoh³

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Abstract.More recently, scandals of corporate malpractices, human rights exploitation and use of high-impact materials, ecological degradation are now becoming serious threats to China's TBL initiatives for sustainable economic growth. Some argue that such disruptions are linked to changing demographics and altering value systems in Chinese society. Despite practical and theoretical significance, current literature offers no empirical study that examines potential micro-antecedents to TBL preferences of Chinese professionals, especially those in working in the domain of natural sciences. Responding to such knowledge gaps, the current study analysed data from self-reports of 383 business and engineering students. Results indicated that demographic factors effects materialism, which in turn, generates favourable attitude towards TBL (profit), but negatively relates to socio-environmental values and TBL (people and planet). Practical implications are discussed for policy makers, educators and business leaders.

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“…In China, the X-Generation (aged 18-35 years with high education and income) has a great preference for foreign products and values (Zhang & Shavitt, 2003). They report higher on materialistic values and conspicuous consumption than the western young adults (Podoshen, Li, & Zhang, 2011), and are more materialism than their parents generation (Gu & Huang, 2009), which drives the increasingly interests on luxury products and fashion. According to the report by WLA, the major consumers of luxury products in China are becoming younger as the new generation shifts their attitude toward life, and people aged between 25 and 30 will become the dominant group of consumers for luxury products in China (Debnam & Svinos, 2006).…”

Section: Demographic Characteristicsmentioning

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The Factors Affecting the Affluent Consumers Luxury Purchasing Behavior in China

Wang¹,

Tong²

2017

IJBM

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China is fast becoming one of the most important luxury goods market. The purpose of this study is to investigate the determinants of luxury purchasing behavior in the Chinese affluent market. Based on the logit analysis of 618 affluent respondents, the results show that social-adjustive motivation and life satisfaction are significantly associated with the purchasing of luxuries. However, the value-expressive motivation, which has been verified that could drive the consumer buy luxury items, does not have significant effect on luxury purchasing behavior for the Chinese affluent consumers. In the meantime, the demographic characteristics of individual are significantly associated with his/her luxury purchasing behavior, and the younger affluent consumers with higher income and international education are more likely to buy more luxuries. It helps researchers and companies to understand the differences of the factors influencing luxury consumption between Chinese consumers and their global peers.

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Materialism and conspicuous consumption in China: a cross‐cultural examination

Cited by 237 publications

References 44 publications

Does a money‐is‐all attitude cause alienation? A cross‐cultural comparison of Korea, the US and Sweden

Does a money‐is‐all attitude cause alienation? A cross‐cultural comparison of Korea, the US and Sweden

China’s Triple Bottom-line (TBL) Challenge: Exploring How Demographics and Values Shape Preferences of Future Managers and Engineers toward Profit, People and Planet

The Factors Affecting the Affluent Consumers Luxury Purchasing Behavior in China

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