Over the past decade, materialism has emerged as an important research topic Materialism is generally viewed as the value placed on the acquisition of material objects Previous research finds that high levels of material values are negatively associated with subjective well-being However, relatively little is known about the relationship between materialism and well-being within the broader context of an individual's value system In this article, we examine the relationship between material values and other important life values In addition, we draw on values theory to examine a novel conceptualization of why materialism is antithetical to well-being Specifically, our theory proposes that the individual orientation of material values conflicts with collective-oriented values, such as family values and religious values This state of values conflict creates psychological tension, and this tension is associated with a reduced sense of well-being Using both a survey sample of 373 adults from across the United States and an experimental study of 120 college students, we find considerable support for this conflicting values perspective

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Materialism and Well-Being: A Conflicting Values Perspective

Acknowledgments Introduction Part I. History One. The Making of Modern Consumption Two. "Ever Dearer in Our Thoughts": Patina and the Representation of Status before and after the Eighteenth Century Three. Lois Roget: Curatorial Consumer in a Modern World Part II. Theory Four. Clothing as Language: An Object Lesson in the Study of the Expressive Properties of Material Culture Five. Meaning Manufacture and Movement in the World of Goods Part III. Practice Six. Consumer Goods, Gender Construction, and a Rehabilitated Trickle-down Theory Seven. The Evocative Power of Things: Consumer Goods and the Preservation of Hopes and Ideals Eight. Diderot Unitites and the Diderot Effect: Neglected Cultural Aspects of Consumption Nine. Consumption, Change, and Continuity Notes References Index

Culture and Consumption: New Approaches to the Symbolic Character of Consumer Goods and Activities

East Asia is currently the biggest market for luxury and prestige brands from the West. This article examines the cultural factors that lie behind this phenomenon and, based on distinctions between Southeast Asian and Western cultures, explores how the practice of luxury consumption differs in these cultures. As part of this examination, self-concept theory is reviewed and integrated in a cross-cultural consumption model. Conceptual linkages between existing theories of materialism and conspicuous consumption are noted. © 1998 John Wiley & Sons, Inc.

Personal taste and family face: Luxury consumption in Confucian and western societies

East Asia is currently the biggest market for luxury and prestige brands from the West. This article examines the cultural factors that lie behind this phenomenon and, based on distinctions between Southeast Asian and Western cultures, explores how the practice of luxury consumption differs in these cultures. As part of this examination, self-concept theory is reviewed and integrated in a cross-cultural consumption model. Conceptual linkages between existing theories of materialism and conspicuous consumption are noted. q 1998 John Wiley & Sons, Inc.

Personal Taste and Family Face: Luxury Consumption in Confucian and Western

How materialism affects environmental beliefs, concern, and environmentally responsible behavior

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