Table 2. Study measures Construct Items...

Table 2.

Study measures

Construct	Items	Factor loading	Reliability
Presence of Meaning subscale (Steger et al., 2006)	I understand my life’s meaning	0.83	α = 0.93; C.R. = 0.93; AVE = 0.73
	My life has a clear sense of purpose	0.92
	I have a good sense of what makes my life meaningful	0.85
	I have discovered a satisfying life purpose	0.88
	My life has no clear purpose. (R)	0.78
Search for Meaning subscale (adapted from Steger et al., 2006; Martela and Steger, 2016)	I am looking for something that makes my life feel meaningful	0.74	α = 0.90; C.R. = 0.9; AVE = 0.7
	I am always looking to find my life’s purpose	0.82
	I am always searching for something that makes my life feel significant	0.90
	I am seeking a purpose or mission for my life	0.88
Dispositional Greed (adapted from Seuntjens et al., 2015b)	I always want more	0.74	α = 0.87; C.R. = 0.87; AVE = 0.53
	Actually, I’m kind of greedy	0.69
	As soon as I have acquired something, I start to think about the next thing I want	0.75
	It doesn’t matter how much I have. I’m never completely satisfied	0.81
	My life motto is “more is better.”	0.76
	I can’t imagine having too many things	0.63
Openness to Experience (adapted from Jackson et al., 2000)	I am interested in many things	0.50	α = 0.83; C.R. = 0.83; AVE = 0.43
	I want to increase my knowledge	0.58
	I am open to change	0.41
	I am not interested in abstract ideas. (R)	0.72
	I am not interested in theoretical discussions. (R)	0.80
	I try to avoid complex people. (R)	0.74
	I rarely look for a deeper meaning in things. (R)	0.72
Income level [average disposable income per household (after taxes, per year)]	(1) <£5000; (2) £5001–£10,000; (3) £10,001–£15,000; (4) £15,001–£20,000; (5) £20,001–£25,000; (6) £25,001–£30,000; (7) £30,001–£35,000; (8) £35,001–£40,000; (9) >£40,001	na	na

Construct	Items	Factor loading	Reliability
Presence of Meaning subscale (Steger et al., 2006)	I understand my life’s meaning	0.83	α = 0.93; C.R. = 0.93; AVE = 0.73
	My life has a clear sense of purpose	0.92
	I have a good sense of what makes my life meaningful	0.85
	I have discovered a satisfying life purpose	0.88
	My life has no clear purpose. (R)	0.78
Search for Meaning subscale (adapted from Steger et al., 2006; Martela and Steger, 2016)	I am looking for something that makes my life feel meaningful	0.74	α = 0.90; C.R. = 0.9; AVE = 0.7
	I am always looking to find my life’s purpose	0.82
	I am always searching for something that makes my life feel significant	0.90
	I am seeking a purpose or mission for my life	0.88
Dispositional Greed (adapted from Seuntjens et al., 2015b)	I always want more	0.74	α = 0.87; C.R. = 0.87; AVE = 0.53
	Actually, I’m kind of greedy	0.69
	As soon as I have acquired something, I start to think about the next thing I want	0.75
	It doesn’t matter how much I have. I’m never completely satisfied	0.81
	My life motto is “more is better.”	0.76
	I can’t imagine having too many things	0.63
Openness to Experience (adapted from Jackson et al., 2000)	I am interested in many things	0.50	α = 0.83; C.R. = 0.83; AVE = 0.43
	I want to increase my knowledge	0.58
	I am open to change	0.41
	I am not interested in abstract ideas. (R)	0.72
	I am not interested in theoretical discussions. (R)	0.80
	I try to avoid complex people. (R)	0.74
	I rarely look for a deeper meaning in things. (R)	0.72
Income level [average disposable income per household (after taxes, per year)]	(1) <£5000; (2) £5001–£10,000; (3) £10,001–£15,000; (4) £15,001–£20,000; (5) £20,001–£25,000; (6) £25,001–£30,000; (7) £30,001–£35,000; (8) £35,001–£40,000; (9) >£40,001	na	na

Note(s):

AVE = average variance extracted; C.R. = composite reliability, na = not assessed

Source(s): Authors’ own work

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