Table 2

Effect of values on two aspects of impulsiveness

Materialistic value as antecedent factorImpulsivenessConceptReference
CentralityCognitive  
  The level of cognition materialist give to public opinion, increase their deliberation before purchasing a productRichins (1994) 
  The influence of public self‐consciousness on compulsive buying tendency was mediated by materialismXu (2008) 
 AffectiveMaterialists use material goods as compensation for some personal weaknesses such as a low self-esteemChatterjee and Farkas (1992) 
  It emphasizes understanding the disorder as a desperate search for self in people whose identity is not securely establishedDittmar (2000) 
SuccessCognitive  
  When an individual is power-motivated, in the presence of a threat that can remove that power, those individuals are prone to make non-risky financial decisionsChen (2016) 
  Materialism motivates a consumer to make better financial decisionsCakarnis and D’Alessandro (2015) 
  The country image plays a significant role among materialists when it comes to valuing more expensive products the those less expensiveDemirbag et al. (2010),
 AffectiveIndividuals who especially valued financial success are likely to have come from more socioeconomically disadvantaged through materialism satisfied need for security and connectedness to others Kasser et al. (1995) 
HappinessCognitive  
  Positive financial goals contribute to happinessStone et al. (2008)
 AffectiveMaterialism and its happiness dimension are negatively related to all eight measures of QOLRoberts and Clement (2007) 
  Teens may focus more on external satisfaction, as intrinsic sources of worth were not supported by disadvantaged communitiesKasser et al. (1995) 

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