| Title |
Materialism, affective states, and life satisfaction: case of Croatia
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|---|---|
| Published in |
SpringerPlus, November 2015
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| DOI | 10.1186/s40064-015-1494-5 |
| Pubmed ID | |
| Authors |
Ljiljana Kaliterna Lipovčan, Zvjezdana Prizmić-Larsen, Tihana Brkljačić |
| Abstract |
In recent years, a number of studies have used Material Values Scale (MVS) to assess beliefs about importance to own material things. The aims of this study were to validate the MVS scale and to explore the relationships between materialistic values and well-being of Croatian citizens. The study was carried out on a representative sample of N = 1129 Croatian citizens. We used the short 9-item version of the MVS, life satisfaction rating, ratings of two positive (Positive affect) and four negative emotions (Negative affect) over the past month, and demographic variables (age, gender, income). The original dimensionality of the MVS was not confirmed; confirmatory factor analyses yielded two instead of three factors, Happiness and Centrality/Success. When controlled for income, gender and age, the Happiness dimension predicted Life satisfaction and both Positive and Negative affect, indicating that people who believed that the material goods in ones life leads to happiness reported to have lower life satisfaction, lower level of positive affect and higher level of negative affect over the past month. The Centrality/Success dimension was positively related to Positive affect, indicating that the belief that possessions play a central role in enjoyment leads to more frequent experiences of happiness and satisfaction over the past month. |
Mendeley readers
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Geographical breakdown
| Country | Count | As % |
|---|---|---|
| Unknown | 52 | 100% |
Demographic breakdown
| Readers by professional status | Count | As % |
|---|---|---|
| Student > Bachelor | 12 | 23% |
| Student > Ph. D. Student | 7 | 13% |
| Student > Master | 6 | 12% |
| Lecturer | 5 | 10% |
| Researcher | 2 | 4% |
| Other | 6 | 12% |
| Unknown | 14 | 27% |
| Readers by discipline | Count | As % |
|---|---|---|
| Psychology | 10 | 19% |
| Business, Management and Accounting | 7 | 13% |
| Engineering | 4 | 8% |
| Economics, Econometrics and Finance | 4 | 8% |
| Social Sciences | 3 | 6% |
| Other | 9 | 17% |
| Unknown | 15 | 29% |
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