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  • Consumer Behavior
  • Well-being Research

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  • The experiential advantage highlights the greater well-being derived from experiences compared to material possessions.
  • Understanding the psychological underpinnings of this advantage is crucial for consumer psychology and well-being studies.

Purpose of the Study:

  • To investigate whether psychological well-being predicts the tendency to perceive purchases and products as experiential.
  • To explore the relationship between trait and state well-being and experiential perceptions.

Main Methods:

  • Five studies were conducted with participants from Asia and North America.
  • Employed both trait (dispositional) and state (momentary) measures of well-being.
  • Utilized controlled experimental designs and correlational analyses.

Main Results:

  • Individuals with higher trait well-being consistently viewed purchases as more experiential.
  • Momentary well-being, whether naturally occurring or experimentally induced, positively influenced experiential perceptions.
  • The effect was specific to the experiential qualities of products, not their material attributes, and strongly linked to positive affect.

Conclusions:

  • Well-being appears to orient individuals towards the experiential, need-satisfying aspects of products.
  • Findings suggest a self-reinforcing cycle where experiences enhance well-being, which in turn increases the focus on experiential consumption, potentially further boosting well-being.