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 ...

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.

4. Losing Touch With the Present Moment Materialism keeps us focused on the future—the next purchase, the next promotion, the next milestone. But life is happening now.

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 ...

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

Today’s teenagers are more materialistic and less interested in working hard than the baby boomers were in their teens, according to a new study. But sorry, boomers, the researchers say it’s ...

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 ...

Letter Published: 01 December 1921 Relativity and Materialism H. WILDON CARR Nature 108, 467 (1921) Cite this article ...

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 ...