Beliefs about one’s own death, personal insecurity, and materialism

Christopher, Andrew N.; Drummond, Kansie; Jones, Jason R.; Marek, Pam; Therriault, Kelli M.

doi:10.1016/j.paid.2005.09.017

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“…In agreement with this notion, Chang and Arkin (2002) suggest people turn to materialism when they experience uncertainty, either within the self (self-doubt) or within society (anomie), and this uncertainty predicts materialism in terms of the success Encouraging Consumer Charitable Behavior: The Impact of Charitable Motivations, Gratitude,… and happiness dimensions as ownership of possessions may aid in providing norms and guidelines for success and aspirations. Additional empirical evidence further validates the link between materialism and uncertainty, as Christopher et al (2006) find personal insecurity as an antecedent of materialism. Taken together, these articles suggest that possessions may help consumers cope with uncertainty.…”

Section: Materialismsupporting

confidence: 56%

Encouraging Consumer Charitable Behavior: The Impact of Charitable Motivations, Gratitude, and Materialism

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Eastman

2016

J Bus Ethics

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The United States is one of the most charitable nations, yet comprises some of the most materialistic citizens in the world. Interestingly, little is known about how the consumer trait of materialism, as well as the opposing moral trait of gratitude, influences charitable giving. We address this gap in the literature by theorizing and empirically testing that the effects of these consumer traits on charitable behavior can be explained by diverse motivations. We discuss the theoretical implications, along with implications for charitable organizations, and offer suggestions for future research.

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Section: Materialismsupporting

confidence: 56%

Encouraging Consumer Charitable Behavior: The Impact of Charitable Motivations, Gratitude, and Materialism

Bock

Eastman

2016

J Bus Ethics

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“…This is a relatively new measure, but it does appear to possess adequate psychometric properties (e.g., Christopher et al, 2006). In the current study, a ¼ 0.82.…”

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“…Previous research rooted in TMT suggested that self-esteem (e.g., Davis, Martin, Wilee, & Voorhees, 1978), selfdoubt (e.g., Christopher, Drummond, Jones, Marek, & Therriault, 2006), religiosity (e.g., Cicirelli, 2002), and locus of control (e.g., Gilligan & Buckley, 1984) predict death anxiety. Thus, to discern the unique contributions of the different facets of aging anxiety, we used these five variables as covariates.…”

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Death Anxiety as a Function of Aging Anxiety

2007

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To assess how different facets of aging anxiety contributed to the prediction of tangible and existential death anxiety, 167 Americans of various Christian denominations completed a battery of questionnaires. Multiple regression analyses, controlling for demographic variables and previously demonstrated predictors of death anxiety, revealed that the aging anxiety dimensions of physical appearance concern and fear of losses each positively predicted tangible death anxiety. In addition, the aging anxiety dimension of fear of losses predicted existential death anxiety. Results are discussed with respect to the multifaceted nature of death anxiety and how different forms of aging anxiety contribute to anxieties about death.

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“…For example, the materialism can not only lead to the individual's physical and mental illness [8], but also give rise to the negative impact on well-being, such as loneliness [9], depression [10], and low self-esteem [11]. Moreover, because the materialism would damage people's self-esteem and well-being, thus it further impedes people's satisfaction about their life [8].…”

Section: The Effect Of the Materialism On Life Satisfaction And Produmentioning

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The Experimental Research on the Influence of Materialism and the Emotion of Awe on Life Satisfaction and Products Preference

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2015

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The materialism plays a negative role in people's life that if people have high materialism, normally they would show low life satisfaction and excessively pursue the material world but neglect the spiritual world. However, the emotion of awe, as a typical kind of positive emotions, can help people to raise their satisfaction in life and also promote people to approach the spiritual world. In this study, we used an experiment to investigate how the emotion of awe can offset against the negative impact from materialism on people. The results of the experiment indicated that if people experienced the awe emotion, no matter how high their materialism level were, they would increase their life satisfaction. And the people with high materialism would turn to prefer to the experience-based products when they acquired the emotion of awe.

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Beliefs about one’s own death, personal insecurity, and materialism

Cited by 55 publications

References 26 publications

Encouraging Consumer Charitable Behavior: The Impact of Charitable Motivations, Gratitude, and Materialism

Encouraging Consumer Charitable Behavior: The Impact of Charitable Motivations, Gratitude, and Materialism

Death Anxiety as a Function of Aging Anxiety

The Experimental Research on the Influence of Materialism and the Emotion of Awe on Life Satisfaction and Products Preference

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