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Materialistic Values and Goals
1Department of Psychology, Knox College, Galesburg, Illinois 61401;
Annual Review of Psychology
|August 15, 2015
Summary
Materialism, a focus on wealth and possessions, is linked to negative outcomes like debt and poor well-being. Interventions can reduce materialism by promoting intrinsic values and personal security.
Area of Science:
- Psychology
- Sociology
- Environmental Studies
Background:
- Materialism involves valuing wealth, possessions, image, and status.
- These materialistic values conflict with prosocial and personal growth aims.
- High materialism correlates with increased consumption, debt, and ecological harm.
Purpose of the Study:
- Investigate the negative impacts of materialism.
- Explore methods to decrease materialistic values.
- Identify effective intervention strategies.
Main Methods:
- Review of existing evidence on materialism and its consequences.
- Analysis of experimental studies activating materialistic aims.
- Examination of interventions promoting intrinsic values and security.
Main Results:
- Materialistic individuals consume more, accrue debt, and damage relationships.
- Activating materialism leads to similar adverse outcomes.
- Interventions reducing materialism focus on intrinsic values, security, and blocking messages.
Conclusions:
- Materialism has significant detrimental effects on individuals and society.
- Interventions promoting self-transcendent values and security are effective.
- Policy changes reducing societal focus on consumption could enhance intervention success.
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