This meta-analysis investigates the relationship between individuals' materialistic orientation
and their personal well-being. Theoretical approaches in psychology agree that prioritizing …

Consumers are increasingly attracted to the idea of accessing products instead of owning
them. This shift is important to businesses as they pursue the growing market of consumers …

The COVID‐19 pandemic has led to an increase in the factors that typically facilitate the
endorsement of materialistic values (eg, higher media consumption, stress and anxiety …

We propose that escape theory, which describes how individuals seek to free themselves
from aversive states of self-awareness, helps explain key patterns of materialistic people's …

Consumer‐oriented societies are awash with materialistic messages that link happiness and
success to wealth and consumption. However, despite extensive research evidence that …

Purpose Researchers have become increasingly interested in the construct of psychological
ownership in recent years. The purpose of this paper is to extend the target of psychological …

Purpose This paper explores the antecedents and consequences of consumers' need for
self-image congruence on their retail patronage of department (high-end) and discount (low …

Purpose The study examines the role of attitude, perceived relative advantage and
perceived risk on intention to participate in the sharing economy–based cab services in …

The impulsive and compulsive consumption that consumers cannot control has become a
threat to individuals and countries due to their negative economic and social consequences …

This research investigates how materialism as a personality trait can impact consumers'
intention to create brand-related user-generated content (UGC) and positive WOM on …