Materialism and Affect: The Role of Self-Presentational Concerns

By Andrew N. Christopher, B. R. Schlenker. 2004

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Subfields: Marketing, Social Psychology, Sociology and Political Science

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A closer look into the materialism construct: the antecedents and consequences of materialism and its three facets (2015, background): “, 2004) or through the mediating role of individuals’ concerns about self-presentation and the importance of social identity (Christopher and Schlenker, 2004).”
Buying to Blunt Negative Feelings: Materialistic Escape from the Self (2016, background): “Other work has confirmed the central theme that materialists have a relatively strong fear of being evaluated negatively by others (Christopher & Schlenker, 2004).”
Materialism and Well–Being in the Uk and Chile: Basic Need Satisfaction and Basic Need Frustration as Underlying Psychological Processes (2014, unknown): “…Burroughs & Rindfleisch, 2002, Vansteenkiste, Soenens, & Duriez, 2008), self-actualization (e.g. Kasser & Ryan, 1993, 1996), positive affect (e.g. Christopher & Schlenker, 2004), vitality (e.g. Kasser & Ahuvia, 2002), and happiness (e.g. Burroughs & Rindfleisch, 2002; see Vansteenkiste et al.,…”
More gratitude, less materialism: The mediating role of life satisfaction (2009, background): “Materialistic people also have lower and more volatile levels of self-esteem, perhaps due to a reliance on extrinsic, rather than intrinsic, sources of personal fulfillment (Christopher & Schlenker, 2004 ; Deci & Ryan, 1995 ; Kasser & Kasser, 2001 ; Yurchisin & Johnson, 2004 ).”
The relationship between materialism and personal well-being: A meta-analysis. (2014, unknown): “…including selfesteem (Ryan et al., 1999), dysfunctional consumer behaviors (Dittmar, 2005a,2005b), physical health problems (Niemiec, Ryan, & Deci, 2009), positive and negative affect (Christopher & Schlenker, 2004), and interviewer diagnoses of psychopathology (P. Cohen & Cohen, 1996).”
Materialism, Perceived Financial Problems, and Marital Satisfaction (2007, background): “For instance, Christopher and Schlenker (2004) found that highly materialistic individuals tend to experience greater negative affect and less positive affect than did less materialistic individuals.”
Purpose and object of anti-consumption ☆ (2009, background): “Consistent with this view, Christopher and Schlenker (2004) have shown that the fear of negative evaluation is positively correlated with materialism.”
The Silver Lining of Materialism: The Impact of Luxury Consumption on Subjective Well-Being (2012, background): “In general, materialists experience more negative affect and spend more time being unhappy (Christopher and Schlenker 2004; Christopher et al. 2009; Kasser and Ahuvia 2002; Richins et al. 1992).”