Some Costs of American Corporate Capitalism: A Psychological Exploration of Value and Goal Conflicts

By T. Kasser, Steve Cohn, A. Kanner, Richard M. Ryan. 2007

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Subfields: Organizational Behavior and Human Resource Management, Social Psychology

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The rich—love them or hate them? Divergent implicit and explicit attitudes toward the wealthy (2017, background): “Additionally, a majority of Americans (60”
Engaging with energy reduction : does a climate change frame have the potential for achieving broader sustainable behaviour? (2014, background): “Importantly, self-enhancement values (related to financial motivations) and selftranscendence values (related to environmental motivations) directly oppose one other, implying that priming one set of values could decrease the influence of the other (Schwartz, 1992; Kasser et al., 2007; Maio et al., ”
When what one has is enough: Mindfulness, financial desire discrepancy, and subjective well-being (2009, background): “More information on this sample can be obtained elsewhere (Brown, Kasser et al., 2007).”
The relationship between materialism and personal well-being: A meta-analysis. (2014, positive): “…with the idea that frequent exposure to consumer culture’s ideologies and institutions may work to undermine the well-being of those who internalize that ideology and frequently interact with those institutions (Dittmar, 2007, 2008; Dittmar et al., 2013; Kasser et al., 2007; Richins, 1991).”
Levels of Analysis, Regnant Causes of Behavior and Well-Being: The Role of Psychological Needs (2011, background): “Although there are many such goals that might be examined, Kasser and Ryan (1996) focused primarily on six: amassing wealth, becoming famous, appearing attractive, growing as a person, contributing to the community, and developing meaningful relationships.”
The preference for experiences over possessions: Measurement and construct validation of the Experiential Buying Tendency Scale (2012, background): “People generally believe that making money and obtaining material possessions will improve their lives (Kasser, Cohn, Kanner, & Ryan, 2007 ).”
Endangered childhoods: how consumerism is impacting child and youth identity (2011, background): “Despite decades of research, what is clear is that the effects of consumerism, in which advertising plays an important role, are psychologically and physically harmful (Dittmar, 2007; Kasser et al., 2007; Kramer, 2006; Linn, 2004; Schor, 2004).”