The researchers concluded that low life satisfaction caused materialism, and only in kids who frequently saw TV advertising. "It's really about the way that advertising tries to sell products ...

Materialism is often seen as a driving force in today’s consumer-driven society. People strive to acquire more possessions, usually equating material wealth with success and happiness.

I’m a consumer psychologist who has been researching materialism for 30 years. Materialists are more motivated and excited by the purchase of a product more than the actual use of the product.

When self-esteem drops as children enter adolescence, materialism peaks. This study reveals a strong connection between an increase in materialism during adolescence and a decline in self-esteem ...

That is, materialism may be both good and bad. We develop a model that reconciles these two contrasting viewpoints by asserting that materialism may lead to life dissatisfaction when materialistic ...

Presidential hopeful and former General Secretary of the New Patriotic Party (NPP), Ing Kwabena Agyei Agyepong, has issued a passionate appeal to members of the party to return to its foundational ...

Materialism, 'rejection' of Christianity factors in World War I WWI Battle of the Hindenburg Line.

Pope Francis urged Christians on Monday to forgo the greed, gluttony and materialism of Christmas and to focus instead on its message of simplicity, charity and love. Francis celebrated a ...

But the opposite held true: Life satisfaction had an effect on materialism, but only in children who watched a lot of television. Unhappy children became more materialistic over time only if they ...