The dreams of people high and low in materialism

By T. Kasser, Virginia Grow Kasser. 2001

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Subfields: Experimental and Cognitive Psychology, Social Psychology

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More than meets the eye: The influence of implicit and explicit self-esteem on materialism (2011, background): “For example, Kasser and Kasser (2001) analyzed the dreams for individuals high versus low in materialism, and found that the most impactful dreams of those high in materialism were related to insecurity and anxiety (e.g., falling and death) and concerns with self-esteem or competence.”
When Is Identity Congruent with the Self? A Self-Determination Theory Perspective (2011, background): “Addressing the idea that identity insecurity is involved in the processes associated with pursuit of extrinsic goals (and materialism in particular), Kasser and Kasser (2001) analyzed the dreams of people low and high in materialism and found that highly materialistic individuals dreamt more frequ”
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 ).”
Life Goals and Well-Being: Are Extrinsic Aspirations Always Detrimental to Well-Being? (2009, unknown): “Their dreams frequently include themes of death and falling, problems in self-esteem and coflictual relationships (Kasser & Kasser, 2001).”
Can't buy me friendship? Peer rejection and adolescent materialism: Implicit self-esteem as a mediator (2015, background): “By analyzing the dreams of people with high materialistic values, Kasser and Kasser (2001) found that these people's “most meaningful or impactful” dreams were concerned with insecurity and self-value.”