Bidirectional Dynamics of Materialism and Loneliness: Not Just a Vicious Cycle

By Rik Pieters. 2013

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Humanizing brands: When brands seem to be like me, part of me, and in a relationship with me (2017, background): “Pieters (2013) observed a bi-directional relationship between loneliness (which should evoke a sociality motivation) and attachment to possessions.”
Will materialism lead to happiness? A longitudinal analysis of the mediating role of psychological needs satisfaction (2017, background): “…outcomes: it is detrimental for individuals' financial and consumption behaviors (Dittmar, Long, and Bond, 2007), interpersonal relationships (Pieters, 2013), work and educational motivations (Ku, Dittmar, and Banerjee, 2012), and also personal well-being (Jiang, Song, Ke, Wang, and Liu,…”
Why are consumers following social media influencers on Instagram? Exploration of consumers’ motives for following influencers and the role of materialism (2021, background): “However, materialism is more commonly known for its association with negative psychological factors including lower self-esteem (Kasser 2002), depression (Mueller et al. 2011), loneliness (Pieters 2013), and dissatisfaction with life (Tsang et al. 2014).”
Re-examining the Experiential Advantage in Consumption: A Meta-Analysis and Review (2020, background): “Yet, the tradeoff to consumers and managers is real, particularly in today’s modern economy of experiential marketing and materialism (Pieters 2013; Pine and Gilmore 1999; Schmitt 1999).”
Self-congruence, brand attachment and compulsive buying (2017, background): “Pieters (2013) notes that individuals who failed to obtain interpersonal attachment rely on material possessions as secondary attachment.”
Why are materialists less happy? The role of gratitude and need satisfaction in the relationship between materialism and life satisfaction. (2014, background): “Materialism is also associated with several negative indicators of well-being, such as loneliness (Pieters, 2013), depression (Mueller et al., 2011), and low self-esteem (Christopher et al., 2006; Richins & Dawson, 1992).”
You’re so lovable: Anthropomorphism and brand love (2014, methodology): “Therefore, we have adopted a research strategy that is similar to Pieters’ (2013) work on materialism that looked specifically at each of the underlying dimension of the materialism construct (Richins and Dawson, 1992).”
Materialism: the good, the bad, and the ugly (2014, methodology): “In fact, one of Richins and Dawson’s (1992) three subscales of materialism measures the belief that one’s possessions will make one happy, and more will make one happier.”
Tourism and COVID-19: Impacts and implications for advancing and resetting industry and research (2020, unknown): “Past research (Pieters, 2013) has shown that consumers face a “material trap” in which materialism fosters social isolation and which in turn reinforces materialism.”
Intrinsic factors affecting impulsive buying behaviour—Evidence from India (2014, background): “Thus, though many would accept that materialistic beliefs (Pieters, 2013) and the tendency to find joy in shopping can be considered as built-in traits (Beatty and Ferrell, 1998) that aren’t expected to change on daily basis, still no attempt has been made to include these as intrinsic factors like ”
Buying to Blunt Negative Feelings: Materialistic Escape from the Self (2016, background): “In contrast, simply valuing and enjoying material objects was associated with less loneliness (Pieters, 2013).”
I Own, So I Help Out: How Psychological Ownership Increases Prosocial Behavior (2020, background): “The lower prosocial tendency disturbs the formation of social relationships and results in loneliness, which, in turn, reinforces materialism as people try to cope with their loneliness through material relationships (Pieters 2013).”