Journal article
Materialism and its relationship to life satisfaction
Social Indicators Research, Vol.55(2), pp.185-197
2001
Abstract
Studies into the consequences of pursuing a materialistic lifestyle have found that materialism is negatively related to life satisfaction. While most of these studies have been conducted using American samples, the few reported studies using Australian samples have limitations that the current study sought to address. Using a sample of 162 Australian adults and an improved methodology, a negative relationship was found, in that those individuals who were high in materialism were less satisfied with their `life as a whole' and with specific `life domains' than those who were low in materialism. The implications of these findings for future research are discussed.
Details
- Title
- Materialism and its relationship to life satisfaction
- Authors/Creators
- L. Ryan (Author/Creator) - Murdoch UniversityS. Dziurawiec (Author/Creator) - Murdoch University
- Publication Details
- Social Indicators Research, Vol.55(2), pp.185-197
- Publisher
- Springer
- Identifiers
- 991005541203007891
- Copyright
- Springer
- Murdoch Affiliation
- School of Psychology
- Language
- English
- Resource Type
- Journal article
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- Citation topics
- 6 Social Sciences
- 6.3 Management
- 6.3.65 Consumer Behavior
- Web Of Science research areas
- Social Sciences, Interdisciplinary
- Sociology
- ESI research areas
- Social Sciences, general