Materialism, the idea that happiness comes from acquiring possessions and wealth, can be a major roadblock to a fulfilling and lasting marriage. While a certain level of financial security is ...

Non-materialistic couples were about 10 percent to 15 percent better off in categories including marital satisfaction, marriage stability and lower levels of conflict, Carroll said.

The role of advertising in materialism also featured in a paper by Jean Twenge and Tim Kasser that appeared in the journal Pediatrics. Twenge and Kasser used an American sample of over 355,000 12 ...

Materialism makes for rocky relationships, study suggests By Ryan Jaslow October 14, 2011 / 12:06 PM EDT / CBS News istockphoto ...

Materialism is one of those ugly words that gets thrown around a lot. It's best defined as an insatiable desire to own things and the belief that when those desires are fulfilled we'll achieve ...

"Certain parenting tactics could lead to materialistic attitudes in adulthood." ScienceDaily. ScienceDaily, 16 December 2014. <www.sciencedaily.com / releases / 2014 / 12 / 141216154731.htm>.

Shoppers hunt for deals on Black Friday 2015. Matt Alexander/PA Archive/PA Images Underlying desires Materialism is not only found in particularly materialistic people. Even referring to people as ...

According to research, materialism has been linked to a variety of mental health problems, such as anxiety and depression, as well as selfish attitudes and behaviors. But there's some good news.

The impact of gratitude on adolescent materialism and generosity. The Journal of Positive Psychology, 2018; 1 DOI: 10.1080/17439760.2018.1497688 ...

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.

Fortunately, materialism can be purposefully altered, as the team discovered in the fourth study—the first ever to use a randomized, controlled design to try to change materialistic beliefs. A ...

Study authors Xiaoyue Zhao and Baoyan Yang sought to explore the relationship between materialism and self-perceived physical attractiveness. They hypothesized that individuals who view themselves ...