Martin, Christian and Czellar, Sandor and Pandelaere, Mario
(2019)
Age-related changes in materialism in adults – A self-uncertainty
perspective.
Journal of Research in Personality, 78 (2).
pp. 16-24.
ISSN 0092-6566
Abstract
Materialism is the focus of much research due to its negative consequences for individuals and societies.
While recent research indicates that the strength of materialistic value orientations changes with age
during adulthood, little is known about the processes that cause these age-related changes. We propose
that changes in materialism, as people grow older, are rooted in changes in self-uncertainty. We find evidence
for this idea in two studies and across different measures of self-uncertainty. In addition, we show
that the changes in materialism cannot be explained by (age-related) differences in sociodemographic
variables. Finally, our results indicate that changes in self-uncertainty provide a better account for
changes in materialism than age-related changes in self-esteem.
| Item Type: |
Article
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| Keywords: |
Materialism;
Age;
Life span;
Self-uncertainty;
Self-concept clarity;
Self-doubt;
Self-esteem; |
| Academic Unit: |
Faculty of Social Sciences > School of Business |
| Item ID: |
11223 |
| Identification Number: |
https://doi.org/10.1016/j.jrp.2018.09.007 |
| Depositing User: |
Christian Martin
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| Date Deposited: |
11 Oct 2019 14:40 |
| Journal or Publication Title: |
Journal of Research in Personality |
| Publisher: |
Elsevier |
| Refereed: |
Yes |
| URI: |
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| Use Licence: |
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