Materialism and Well-Being: A Conflicting Values Perspective

Burroughs, James E.; Rindfleisch, Aric

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“…11 As expected, our fi ndings support previous studies noting that individualistic cultures such as the United States were likely to display a higher degree of overall materialism than collectivist cultures such as Thailand. 3,35,36,38 Since 95 per cent of all Thais are Buddhists, this fi nding may be due partly to the impact of Buddhist teaching about ' the middle way ' of life among Thais that instructs them not to be greedy and accept what they have, not what they can have. Such a notion may be refl ected when examining differences specifi c to dimensions of materialism, which reveal that Americans were likely to view the possession of material assets as a sign of success and central to one ' s lives more often than Thais.…”

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“…It may be possible that consumers from these two cultures tend to have similar beliefs that material desire does not lead to happiness; rather, material greed may provoke potentially destructive envy 56 that may eventually harm one ' s well-being and social welfare. 35 We further explored differences in the overall materialism and its dimensions across genders. Although the study revealed results contrary to previous studies, 48 -50 the study ' s results were in line with other previous studies.…”

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“…In contrary, while Workman and Lee 50 recently found that females exhibited higher scores on materialism than their male counterparts among college students, a number of empirical studies have reported no signifi cant difference between the genders. 35,51 For example, Burroughs and Rindfl eisch 35 found that males and females displayed similar level of materialism as measured by the MVS. Similarly, using college student sample, O ' Cass 51 reported that there was no signifi cant relationship between gender and materialism.…”

Section: Materialsism and Gender Differencesmentioning

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Cross-cultural equivalence of materialistic values scale (MVS): An exploratory study between the United States and Thailand

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2012

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Owing to the theoretical and managerial importance of materialism, several attempts have been made to cross-culturally examine Richins and Dawon ' s Materialistic Values Scale (MVS).However, the foreign applicability of the scale remains inconclusive. The current research responded to calls related to the use of reverse-worded items and the development of a shorter version of a single scale that can be cross-culturally applicable by examining Richins and Dawson ' s MVS in two different countries that possess different socioeconomic conditions and cultural values. The United States ( n = 276) and Thailand ( n = 262) were examined through the use of multigroup confi rmatory factor analysis to assess measurement invariance. The fi ndings revealed a reduced 10-item three-factor model of materialism that might be applicable in cross-cultural studies. Implications and future research directions are also addressed.

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“…For example, basic values exhibit predicted associations with attitudes toward war, right-wing authoritarianism, and social dominance orientation (Cohrs, Moschner, Maes and Kielmann, 2005); attitudes toward human rights (Spini and Doise, 1998); interpersonal trust, political activism, and attitudes toward immigration (Schwartz, 2007); environmental attitudes (Schultz and Zelezny, 1999); and materialism (Burroughs and Rindfleisch, 2002).…”

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Bringing Values Back In: The Adequacy of the European Social Survey to Measure Values in 20 Countries

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Schwartz

2008

Public Opinion Quarterly

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Values are prominent in public discourse today. Theorists have long considered values central to understanding attitudes and behavior. The Schwartz (1992) theory of basic human values has promoted a revival of empirical research on values. The semi-annual European Social Survey (ESS) includes a new 21-item instrument to measure the importance of the ten basic values of the theory. Representative national samples in 20 countries responded to the instrument in 2002-3. We briefly describe the theory and the ESS instrument and assess its adequacy for measuring values across countries. Using multiple group confirmatory factor analyses, augmented with mean-structure information, we assess the configural and measurement (metric) invariance of the values-necessary conditions for equivalence of the meaning of constructs, and scalar invariance-a precondition for comparing value means across countries. Only if such equivalence is established can researchers make meaningful and clearly interpretable cross-national comparisons of value priorities and their correlates. The ESS values scale demonstrates configural and metric invariance, allowing researchers to use it to study relationships among values, attitudes, behavior and socio-demographic characteristics across countries. Comparing the mean importance of values across countries is possible only for subsets of countries where scalar invariance holds.

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“…Essa posse é feita em termos de valores pessoais, de modo que os bens que uma pessoa considera importantes refletirão nesses valores (RICHINS; DAWSON, 1992;RICHINS, 1994;BURROUGHS;RINDFLEISCH, 2002;WONG, 1997). Pessoas que possuem esse comportamento são consideradas materialistas, pois priorizam a aquisição de bens materiais, enquanto os indivíduos que não sentem essa necessidade são considerados não materialistas (BELK, 1985;RICHINS;DAWSON, 1992).…”

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Cultura Material e Materialismo: Explorando os Valores, os Significados, as Características e as Influências no Consumo de Joias

Salume¹,

Pinto²,

Guimarães³

2017

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O artigo apresenta e discute resultados de uma pesquisa empírica, realizada por meio de survey on line, que investiga a relação entre materialismo e outros aspectos importantes no consumo de joias junto a amostra de consumidores. Na revisão da literatura, priorizaram-se discussões atinentes à questão da cultura material e aos pontos considerados relevantes no consumo de joias. Os dados obtidos de 216 questionários válidos foram analisados por meio de técnicas estatísticas como análise de regressão e análise de cluster. Os resultados sinalizaram que existem evidências estatísticas quanto à relação entre o construto materialismo e os construtos valor, significados, características e influências no consumo de joias, o que parece estar de acordo com a literatura relacionada à cultura material. Palavras Material Culture and Materialism: Exploring Values, Meanings, the Features and Influences Consumption of JewelryThis paper presents and discusses results from an empirical study with a sample of consumers whose aim was to investigate the relationship between materialism and other important aspects of jewelry consumption. In the literature review, question of material culture and relevant points in the jewelry consumption were prioritized. An online survey was implemented to achieve the results. There was a return of 216 valid questionnaires. Data were analyzed using statistical techniques such as regression analysis, cluster analysis and test t. The results showed that there is statistical evidence regarding the relationship between materialism construct and the constructs value, meanings, characteristics and influences the consumption of jewelry, which seems to be in agreement with the literature related to material culture.

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Materialism and Well-Being: A Conflicting Values Perspective

Cited by 1,023 publications

References 69 publications

Cross-cultural equivalence of materialistic values scale (MVS): An exploratory study between the United States and Thailand

Cross-cultural equivalence of materialistic values scale (MVS): An exploratory study between the United States and Thailand

Bringing Values Back In: The Adequacy of the European Social Survey to Measure Values in 20 Countries

Cultura Material e Materialismo: Explorando os Valores, os Significados, as Características e as Influências no Consumo de Joias

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