Material values: A study of some antecedents and consequences

Rogelio Puente Díaz () and Judith Cavazos Arroyo
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Rogelio Puente Díaz: Universidad Anáhuac, Mexico
Judith Cavazos Arroyo: Universidad Popular Autónoma del Estado de Puebla, Mexico.

Contaduría y Administración, 2017, vol. 62, issue 4, 1214-1227

Abstract: Two studies were conducted to analyze some antecedents and consequences of holding material values among college students from Mexico. Participants completed a battery of questionnaires measuring social comparison orientation, autonomy support, materialism, life satisfaction, positive and negative affect, and job preferences. Results showed that social comparison was a robust predictor of materialism in both studies. Materialism was related to lower levels of positive affect and life satisfaction and to higher levels of negative affect. Materialism was also related to a preference for jobs that pay more money at the expense of working longer hours or doing more routine tasks. The implications of the results were discussed.

Keywords: Material values; Consumer behavior; Subjective well-being. (search for similar items in EconPapers)
JEL-codes: I31 J00 M31 (search for similar items in EconPapers)
Date: 2017
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