Materialistic values: Their causes and consequences.

By T. Kasser, Richard M. Ryan, C. Couchman, Kennon M. Sheldon. 2004

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Materialism and Social Comparison among Adolescents (2007, background): “Advertisements encourage consumption by using images of attractive and/or famous product users, demonstrating social rewards through using products, and associating products with wealthy lifestyles (Kasser et al., 2004).”
Life Goals and Well-Being: Are Extrinsic Aspirations Always Detrimental to Well-Being? (2009, unknown): “Kasser and his collaborators (Kasser et al., 2004) argue that perhaps materialistic pursuits have been evolutionarily ingrained within humans as a way to feel more secure and safe.”
Does Psychological Need Satisfaction Matter When Environmental or Financial Safety are at Risk? (2015, unknown): “need satisfaction (Kasser et al. 2004; Vansteenkiste et al. 2006).”
Psychological threat and extrinsic goal striving (2008, unknown): “As a result, threats may lead individuals to be more likely to seek the kinds of ‘‘quick fixes’’ promoted and glorified by contemporary media and culture (Kasser et al. 2004) than they would were they to engage in thoughtful consideration.”
Social comparison, imitation of celebrity models and materialism among Chinese youth (2008, background): “Advertisements encourage consumption by using images of attractive and/ or famous product users, demonstrating social reward through using products, and associating products with wealthy lifestyles (Kasser et al. 2004).”
Effects of materialism on work-related personal well-being (2010, background): “In placing the pursuit of material possessions as a central element of their value structure, individuals with materialistic values find it more difficult to fulfill intrinsic needs essential for PWB (Kasser et al., 2004).”
Does employees’ spirituality enhance job performance? The mediating roles of intrinsic motivation and job crafting (2020, background): “In particular, intrinsically motivated people tend to fulfill or act in accordance with these needs of autonomy, competence and relatedness (Kasser et al. 2004).”
Values that Underlie and Undermine Well–Being: Variability across Countries † (2017, background): “The aspirations of power values are for dominance and wealth, core extrinsic goals (Deci & Ryan, 2000) that increases anxiety and depressive symptoms (Kasser et al., 2004).”
Gratitude and the Reduced Costs of Materialism in Adolescents (2011, background): “It involves the belief that it is important to attain financial success, nice possessions, the right image, and high status (Kasser et al. 2004).”
Interpersonal influences on adolescent materialism: A new look at the role of parents and peers (2010, background): “Materialism develops when individuals are exposed to social models that encourage materialistic values (Kasser et al., 2004).”