Materialistic happiness is negatively associated with meaning in life: A serial double mediation model.

Autor: Lo OT; College of Professional and Continuing Education, The Hong Kong Polytechnic University, Hong Kong, China.; Department of Psychology, Lingnan University, Hong Kong, China., Cheung SH; Department of Psychology, The University of Hong Kong, Hong Kong, China., Lai VKW; Department of Pediatrics and Child Health, Children's Hospital Research Institute of Manitoba, University of Manitoba, Winnipeg, Canada.
Jazyk: angličtina
Zdroj: Scandinavian journal of psychology [Scand J Psychol] 2024 Aug 15. Date of Electronic Publication: 2024 Aug 15.
DOI: 10.1111/sjop.13063
Abstrakt: Background: Materialism refers to values that equate materialistic possessions with happiness and success. Gathering materialistic possessions is also central to materialists' life. Extant research has widely shown that materialism is detrimental to people's well-being, but its influences on meaning in life are less clear. In this article, we address two principal research questions within the framework of self-determination theory: First, we explore the association between varying dimensions of materialism and the perceived meaning in life; second, we investigate the factors that mediate the relationship between materialistic values and meaning in life.
Methods: Two cross-sectional online survey studies (Study 1: 190 Chinese participants; Study 2: 767 participants [mainly Caucasians] from Prolific) were conducted to test a hypothesized serial double mediation model, in which basic psychological needs satisfaction and subjective well-being were the two serial factors mediating the materialistic happiness to meaning in life relationship.
Results: Among the three materialism values, only materialistic happiness was negatively associated with meaning in life. Basic psychological needs satisfaction and subjective well-being serially mediated the relationship. Theoretical and practical implications were discussed.
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Databáze: MEDLINE
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