Is Materialism All That Bad? Effects on Satisfaction with Material Life, Life Satisfaction, and Economic Motivation
نویسندگان
چکیده
منابع مشابه
Materialism, affective states, and life satisfaction: case of Croatia
In recent years, a number of studies have used Material Values Scale (MVS) to assess beliefs about importance to own material things. The aims of this study were to validate the MVS scale and to explore the relationships between materialistic values and well-being of Croatian citizens. The study was carried out on a representative sample of N = 1129 Croatian citizens. We used the short 9-item v...
متن کاملEconomic Factors Affecting Life Satisfaction in Iran
Abstract: The subject of the life satisfaction is one of the important issues in development economics literature. In this paper, the main determinants of life satisfaction such as economic factors have been considered. For data analysis, the indices of life satisfaction have been collected among 400 people in Tehran and neibouring provinces by applying stratified random sampling method. ...
متن کاملMore gratitude, less materialism: The mediating role of life satisfaction
An empirical relationship has been documented between gratitude and materialism, such that stronger feelings of gratitude are associated with lower materialism. Building on Fredrickson’s (1998, 2001) theory that positive emotions ‘broaden’ and ‘build’ we sought to expand upon this finding by (1) examining satisfaction with life as a potential mechanism for this relationship, and (2) exploring t...
متن کاملLife satisfaction, ethnicity and neighbourhoods: Is there an effect of neighbourhood ethnic composition on life satisfaction?
Immigrants and ethnic minorities tend to have lower life satisfaction than majority populations. However, current understanding of the drivers of these gaps is limited. Using a rich, nationally representative data set with a large sample of ethnic minorities and matched neighbourhood characteristics, we test whether first and second generation minorities experience lower life satisfaction once ...
متن کاملLife Satisfaction
Life Satisfaction We analyze the determinants of global life satisfaction in two countries (The Netherlands and the U.S.), by using both self-reports and responses to a battery of vignette questions. We find global life satisfaction of happiness is well-described by four domains: job or daily activities, social contacts and family, health, and income. Among the four domains, social contacts and...
متن کاملذخیره در منابع من
با ذخیره ی این منبع در منابع من، دسترسی به آن را برای استفاده های بعدی آسان تر کنید
ژورنال
عنوان ژورنال: Social Indicators Research
سال: 2011
ISSN: 0303-8300,1573-0921
DOI: 10.1007/s11205-011-9934-2