TY - JOUR
T1 - The Dual Model of Materialism
T2 - Success Versus Happiness Materialism on Present and Future Life Satisfaction
AU - Sirgy, M. Joseph
AU - Yu, Grace B.
AU - Lee, Dong Jin
AU - Joshanloo, Mohsen
AU - Bosnjak, Michael
AU - Jiao, Jinfeng
AU - Ekici, Ahmet
AU - Atay, Eda Gurel
AU - Grzeskowiak, Stephan
N1 - Publisher Copyright:
© 2019, The International Society for Quality-of-Life Studies (ISQOLS) and Springer Nature B.V.
PY - 2021/2
Y1 - 2021/2
N2 - Materialism can influence life satisfaction both positively and negatively. We build on the dual model of materialism (Sirgy et al. Social Indicators Research, 110(1), 349-366, 2013) to make the case that two dimensions of materialism—success and happiness—may influence life satisfaction differently. Success materialism (wealth and material possessions is a sign of success in life) may influence life satisfaction positively, whereas happiness materialism (wealth and material consumption is a sign of happiness in life) may influence life satisfaction negatively. Success materialism contributes to life satisfaction because it serves to boost economic motivation and causing a rise in future satisfaction with their standard of living, which in turn contributes to future life satisfaction. Happiness materialism, in contrast, influences life satisfaction adversely through two paths. One path involves dissatisfaction with standard of living, which in turn influences life satisfaction in a negative way. The other negative path involves dissatisfaction with other life domains; that is, happiness materialism detracts from life satisfaction by undermining satisfaction in other life domains such as financial life, family life, social life, etc. Data from a large-scale representative survey of 7599 German adults provided good support for the hypotheses and more.
AB - Materialism can influence life satisfaction both positively and negatively. We build on the dual model of materialism (Sirgy et al. Social Indicators Research, 110(1), 349-366, 2013) to make the case that two dimensions of materialism—success and happiness—may influence life satisfaction differently. Success materialism (wealth and material possessions is a sign of success in life) may influence life satisfaction positively, whereas happiness materialism (wealth and material consumption is a sign of happiness in life) may influence life satisfaction negatively. Success materialism contributes to life satisfaction because it serves to boost economic motivation and causing a rise in future satisfaction with their standard of living, which in turn contributes to future life satisfaction. Happiness materialism, in contrast, influences life satisfaction adversely through two paths. One path involves dissatisfaction with standard of living, which in turn influences life satisfaction in a negative way. The other negative path involves dissatisfaction with other life domains; that is, happiness materialism detracts from life satisfaction by undermining satisfaction in other life domains such as financial life, family life, social life, etc. Data from a large-scale representative survey of 7599 German adults provided good support for the hypotheses and more.
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U2 - 10.1007/s11482-019-09763-8
DO - 10.1007/s11482-019-09763-8
M3 - Article
AN - SCOPUS:85070213538
SN - 1871-2584
VL - 16
SP - 201
EP - 220
JO - Applied Research in Quality of Life
JF - Applied Research in Quality of Life
IS - 1
ER -