Materialistic happiness menaces people’s meaning in life: A serial double mediation model reflecting the roles of basic psychological needs satisfaction and subjective well-being
Abstract:Background: People are holding stronger materialistic belief than before, especially in some developed regions in the world. Materialism refers to beliefs that equate materialistic possessions with happiness, success, and make it central to life. Extant research has widely shown that materialism threatens people’s well-being. Nevertheless, the evidence on how materialism influences meaning in life is less well-established. Within the realm of this area, we examined the relationship between materialism and mean… Show more
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