The High Cost of Materialism

Book Notes
  • People who value fame also tend to value money and image (1) – page 9 2
  • Adults who focused on money, image, and fame reported less self-actualization and vitality, and more depression… they also reported more experiences of physical symptoms such as headaches, backaches, sore muscles, sore throats (2) – page 11 2
  • Student smokers were more oriented toward materialistic values than toward values such as self-acceptance, affiliation, and community… materialistic teens were more likely to engage in risky behaviors such as use of cigarettes, chewing tobacco, alcohol, marijuana, and sexual intercourse (3) – page 12 2
  • Materialistic values are associated with low self-actualization and well-being, as well as more antisocial behavior and narcissism (4) – page 14 2
  • Materialistic people are possessive and prefer to own and keep things rather than borrow or rent… Materialistic individuals are nongenerous, or unwilling to share… Materialistic people tend to envy the possession o others, feeling displeasure when others have things they desire (5) – page  18 2
  • Those who were materialistic were less satisfied with their lives (6) – page 18 2
  • Those with a strong materialistic disposition reported less satisfaction with their lives, their family, their income, their relationships, and their fun in life (7) – page 18 2
  • Materialistic people reported less self-actualization and life satisfaction (8) – page 20 2
  • Studies have confirmed the negative associations between materialism and well-being (9) – page 21 2
  • A strong value of making money was associated with diminished life values (10) – page 21 2
  • People are likely to be materialistic if they watch a lot of television and if their parents value materialistic goals (11) – page 27 3
  • The materialistic teens had mothers who were less nurturing (12) – page 31 4
  • Materialistic teenagers perceived their parents as unlikely to listen to them, acknowledge their feelings, or provide them with choices… parents  were harsh and punitive towards misbehavior, and provided little structure (13) – page 31 4
  • Divorce is associated with a focus on materialistic values (14) – page 32 4
  • Teenagers who valued materialism were more likely to come from poorer backgrounds than children who valued self-acceptance ,relationships, and community (15) – page 33 4
  • In nations where women were provide with little opportunity, women expressed a stronger preference for wealthy mates than those in nations where they were educated equally… women who lived in nations that did not allow them control over their own reproductive capacities were more interested in materialistic characteristics in mates than those who could control how many babies they might have… when women have less opportunity, they become less secure and thus more materialistic in desire for mates (16) – page 36 4
  • Participants who wrote about death said they would spend more money on entertainment, leisure, and clothing (17) – page 40-41 4
  • Attaining materialistic pursuits yields little in the way of well-being (18) – page 45 5
  • Materialistic individuals watch a great deal of television (19) – page 53 5
  • People who watched a lot of television reported low satisfaction with their lives… watch television s made viewers feel that they measured up less favorably than other people (20) – page 54 5
  • People with strong materialistic orientations were likely to watch a lot of television, compare themselves unfavorably with people they saw on television, be dissatisfied with their standard of living, and have low life satisfaction (21) – page 55 5
  • Viewing images of attractive women raised subjects’ ideals about attractiveness, leading to dissatisfaction with their own looks (22) – page 55 5
  • Students who were made aware of the discrepancy between their current states and their ideal states were more interested in prestige and status (23) – page 56 5
  • Students who were highly focused on materialistic goals reported feelings of alienation and separateness form society (24) – page 63 6
  • Those who score high on materialism care less about relationships, friendships, and love (25) – page 65 6
  • Materialistic values oppose connectedness (26) – page 65 6
  • Something about materialism conflicts with valuing the characteristics of strong relationships and with caring about the community (27) – page 65 6
  • Those who had watched the commercial were likely to select the less socially oriented choice (28) – page 66 6
  • Individuals with financial aspirations were less likely than those with lower materialistic goals to report engaging in helpful, prosocial behaviors (29) – page 69 6
  • Individuals higher in materialism also scored higher on Machiavellianism (30) – page 70 6
  • Materialistic orientations were associated with more decisions to get ahead rather than cooperate (31) – page 71 6
  • Materialistic values contrast with freedom oriented values such as “more say in government decisions” and “protection of freedom of speech” (32) – page 75 7
  • People with strong materialistic values focus on rewards rather than fun, interest, and challenge (33) – page 79 7
  • Cameras and other people made them concerned with how they looked to others, which undermined intrinsic motivation (34) – page 81 7
  • People scoring high on materialism were frequently self-conscious (35) – page 81 7
  • People often pursue materialistic goals because they believe they ought to , because they would feel ashamed if they didn’t, because someone else wants them to (36) – page 84 7
  • Materialistic individuals were more concerned with appearance of products and less concerned with enjoyment (37) – page 84 7
  • The only factors associated with materialism were self-comparison and self-doubt (38) – page 84 7
  • Disagreements about money are a major source of conflict for spouses (39) – page 88 8
  • There is an association between materialistic values between mothers and children… Mothers with materialistic teens were not particularly nurturing (40) – page 88 8
  • Those who expressed materialistic values reported negative attitudes toward the environment, little love of all living things, and few ecologically friendly behaviors (41) – page 92 8
  • People with materialistic values reported more ecologically damaging behaviors (42) – page 93 8
  • Materialistic individuals are more likely to make choices that lead to the tragedy of the commons (43) – page 93 8
  • Those who embraced materialistic values reported less happiness, better relationships, more contribution to the community, and more concern for ecological issues (44) – page 98 8

 

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