Materialism and Social Consumption

By Julie Fitzmaurice, Charles Comegys. 2006

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Subfields: Marketing, Sociology and Political Science

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Materialism and conspicuous consumption in China: a cross-cultural examination (2011, background): “Materialism itself has been linked to a variety of consumer behaviours including social consumption motivation (Fitzmaurice and Comegys, 2006), compulsive buying (Rindfleisch et al.”
Status Consumption and Price Sensitivity (2010, background): “…market, psychological approaches to the same phenomenon argue that status consumption is an individual difference variable much like other constructs that describe variations in consumer personality (see Clark, Zboja, and Goldsmith 2007; Fitzmaurice and Comegys 2006; Vigneron and Johnson 1999).”
The Silver Lining of Materialism: The Impact of Luxury Consumption on Subjective Well-Being (2012, background): “…Richins 1991), which is not surprising considering that feelings of insecurity and stress and low levels of self-esteem seem to underlie a materialistic value orientation (Arndt et al. 2004; Chaplin and Roedder John 2007; Fitzmaurice and Comegys 2006; Kasser and Sheldon 2000; Roberts et al. 2005).”
Buying to Blunt Negative Feelings: Materialistic Escape from the Self (2016, background): “Materialists are particularly interested in what other people think of their purchases (Fitzmaurice & Comegys, 2006; Schroeder & Dugal, 1995).”
A closer look into the materialism construct: the antecedents and consequences of materialism and its three facets (2015, background): “Materialists often become overly focused on purchases, and direct their energy and resources to acquiring possessions, hoping that they will lead to happiness, satisfaction with life and a generalized well-being (Fitzmaurice and Comegys, 2006; Richins and Dawson, 1992).”
Appraising the influence of pro-environmental self-identity on sustainable consumption buying and curtailment in emerging markets: Evidence from China and Poland (2017, unknown): “This status illustrates the situational cueing of PESI, whereby sustainable-buying embraces desire for social approval and status (Bamberg & Möser, 2007; Fitzmaurice & Comegys, 2006).”
Consumers' willingness to knowingly purchase counterfeit products (2009, background): “In particular, branded clothing and accessories are categories that project style and image ( Fitzmaurice and Comegys, 2006”
Advancing sustainable consumption in the UK and China: the mediating effect of pro-environmental self-identity (2015, unknown): “Whilst Fitzmaurice and Comegys (2006) confirmed a significant positive relationship between materialism and social consumption motivation, the link between social consumption motivation and actual behaviour is far less clear from the literature and might also be context specific.”