Materialistic Value Orientation

Tim Kasser

Chapter 25 in Handbook of Spirituality and Business, 2011, pp 204-211 from Palgrave Macmillan

Abstract: Abstract Materialistic values reflect the priority that individuals give to goals such as money, possessions, image, and status. Confirming the concerns of many spiritual traditions, empirical research supports the idea that materialistic and spiritual values are relatively incompatible aims in life. For instance, research shows that the more that people focus on materialistic goals, the less they tend to care about spiritual goals. Further, while most spiritual traditions aim to reduce personal suffering and to encourage compassionate behaviors, numerous studies document that the more people prioritize materialistic goals, the lower their personal well-being and the more likely they are to engage in manipulative, competitive, and ecologically degrading behaviors.

Keywords: Financial Success; Consumer Society; Religious Individual; Spiritual Tradition; Materialistic Goal (search for similar items in EconPapers)
Date: 2011
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DOI: 10.1057/9780230321458_25

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