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Wang J, Xin X, Huo Y, Li Y, Han Y, Kong F. Bifactor Modelling, Reliability, and Validity of the Material Values Scale in Chinese Youth. Psychol Rep 2024; 127:465-484. [PMID: 35834410 DOI: 10.1177/00332941221114407] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Affiliation(s)] [Abstract] [Key Words] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/16/2022]
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The present study validated the bifactor model of the Material Values Scale (MVS) and examined the association between materialism and subjective well-being (SWB). Study 1 utilized a material values questionnaire that 1673 college students completed. Confirmatory factor analysis results indicated that the bifactor model of the MVS had a better fit than other models. Likewise, the findings were replicated in Study 2 using a larger sample size (N = 2627). Through structural equation modeling, only the general and specific factors of success were found to be negative predictors of SWB. Our study both provides a methodological reference for measuring the MVS and compensates for the limitations of MVS measurement results.
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Affiliation(s)
- Jing Wang
- School of Psychology, Shaanxi Normal University, Xi'an, China; Shaanxi Key Laboratory of Behavior and Cognitive Neuroscience, Xi'an, China
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- Center for Psychological Sciences, Zhejiang University, Hangzhou, China; Department of Psychology and Behavioral Sciences, Zhejiang University, Hangzhou, China
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- School of Psychology, Shaanxi Normal University, Xi'an, China; Shaanxi Key Laboratory of Behavior and Cognitive Neuroscience, Xi'an, China
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- School of Psychology, Shaanxi Normal University, Xi'an, China; Shaanxi Key Laboratory of Behavior and Cognitive Neuroscience, Xi'an, China
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- School of Psychology, Shaanxi Normal University, Xi'an, China; Hailiang Foreign Language School, Shaoxing, China
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- School of Psychology, Shaanxi Normal University, Xi'an, China; Shaanxi Key Laboratory of Behavior and Cognitive Neuroscience, Xi'an, China
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Zhao J, Tibber MS, Butler S. The association between materialism and perceived relationship quality in young adults. Curr Psychol 2022. [DOI: 10.1007/s12144-022-03353-y] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/30/2022]
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Feng J, Wang Y, Ji Z, Zhang D. The Effect of Ostracism on Adults' Materialism: The Roles of Security and Self-Construal. Front Psychol 2022; 13:796924. [PMID: 35519641 PMCID: PMC9062183 DOI: 10.3389/fpsyg.2022.796924] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Affiliation(s)] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 10/18/2021] [Accepted: 03/21/2022] [Indexed: 11/30/2022] Open
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With consumer culture becoming more prominent, the value of materialism is growing rapidly. This study explored the formation of materialism in adults, based on the temporal need–threat model of ostracism and the theory of materialistic values. Specifically, this study examined the link between ostracism and materialism from the perspective of security and the moderating role of self-construal in this process. A sample of 1,272 Chinese adults (Mage = 35.90 ± 11.59, 47.2% male) was recruited to complete the Ostracism Experiences Scale, the Material Values Scale, the Security Questionnaire, and the Self-Construal Scale. The results showed that (1) ostracism positively predicted materialism in Chinese adults; (2) security partially mediated the relationship between ostracism and materialism; (3) and self-construal moderated this mediation model. The moderating effect of self-construal on the relationship between ostracism and security was significant. Specifically, the direct effect of ostracism on security was much stronger for adults with interdependent self-construal than for those with independent self-construal. However, self-construal had no significant moderating effect on the direct effect of ostracism on materialism. These findings suggest that ostracism may affect materialism by damaging adults’ feelings of security, and independent self-construal can buffer the damage of ostracism on security.
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Affiliation(s)
- Jiaxi Feng
- Department of Psychology, Renmin University of China, Beijing, China
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- Department of Psychology, Renmin University of China, Beijing, China
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- Department of Psychology, Renmin University of China, Beijing, China
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- Department of Psychology, Renmin University of China, Beijing, China
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Mussel P, de Vries J, Spengler M, Frintrup A, Ziegler M, Hewig J. The development of trait greed during young adulthood: A simultaneous investigation of environmental effects and negative core beliefs. Eur J Pers 2022. [DOI: 10.1177/08902070221090101] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Affiliation(s)] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/17/2022]
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Recent models of personality development have emphasized the role of the environment in terms of selection and socialization effects and their interaction. Our study provides partial evidence for these models and, crucially, extends these models by adding a person variable: Core beliefs, which are defined as mental representations of experiences that individuals have while pursuing need-fulfilling goals. Specifically, we report results from a longitudinal investigation of the development of trait greed across time. Based on data from the German Personality Panel, we analyzed data on 1,965 young adults on up to 4 occasions, spanning a period of more than 3 years. According to our results, negative core beliefs that have so far been proposed only in the clinical literature (e.g., being unloved or being insecure) contributed to the development of trait greed, indicating that striving for material goals might be a substitute for unmet needs in the past. Additionally, greedy individuals more often self-selected themselves into business-related environments, which presumably allow them to fulfill their greed-related need to earn a lot of money. Our results expose important mechanisms for trait greed development. Regarding personality development in general, core beliefs were identified as an important variable for future theory building.
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- Patrick Mussel
- Division for Personality Psychology and Psychological Assessment, Freie Universität Berlin, Berlin, Germany
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- Division for Personality Psychology and Psychological Assessment, Freie Universität Berlin, Berlin, Germany
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- Division for Psychological Diagnostics, Humboldt-Universität zu Berlin, Berlin, Germany
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- Faculty of Human Sciences, Department of Psychology I, Julius Maximilians University Würzburg, Würzburg, Germany
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Gasiorowska A, Folwarczny M, Otterbring T. Anxious and status signaling: Examining the link between attachment style and status consumption and the mediating role of materialistic values. Personality and Individual Differences 2022. [DOI: 10.1016/j.paid.2022.111503] [Citation(s) in RCA: 1] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.5] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Submit a Manuscript] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 02/06/2023]
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Capozza D, Falvo R, Di Bernardo GA. Priming attachment security and outgroup humanization: The mediation role of intergroup emotions. PLoS One 2022; 17:e0265714. [PMID: 35303033 PMCID: PMC8932561 DOI: 10.1371/journal.pone.0265714] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 03/08/2021] [Accepted: 03/07/2022] [Indexed: 11/19/2022] Open
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Individuals tend to dehumanize the outgroup. In this paper, we explore whether the activation of attachment security can attenuate dehumanization. Two studies were performed. In Study 1, attachment security was primed by showing pictures that depicted relationships with attachment figures; the outgroup was the homeless and humanization was measured considering the attribution of uniquely human and non-uniquely human emotions to this group. In Study 2, the sense of interpersonal security was activated by inviting participants to relive a recent interaction that left them with a feeling of safety and warmth. Outgroup members were the Roma, and humanization was measured considering the attribution of uniquely human and human nature traits to them. In Study 2, the mediation effect of intergroup emotions was investigated. In both studies, outgroup humanization effects were highlighted. In Study 2, these effects were mediated by increased empathy toward the outgroup. Interestingly, the positive impact of security activation was not moderated by chronic attachment orientations. Findings suggest strategies that can be used to improve intergroup relations in specific contexts and in society at large.
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Gálvez-Nieto JL, Polanco-Levicán K, Trizano-Hermosilla Í, Beltrán-Véliz JC. Relationships between School Climate and Values: The Mediating Role of Attitudes towards Authority in Adolescents. Int J Environ Res Public Health 2022; 19:ijerph19052726. [PMID: 35270417 PMCID: PMC8910777 DOI: 10.3390/ijerph19052726] [Citation(s) in RCA: 2] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Affiliation(s)] [Abstract] [Key Words] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 01/21/2022] [Revised: 02/21/2022] [Accepted: 02/22/2022] [Indexed: 02/04/2023]
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School climate is related to a wide variety of positive results at the school level; however, its relationship with the construct of values has received little attention, despite being a key variable in the development of personality. This study aimed to examine the direct and indirect relationships between school climate, attitudes towards authority, and values. The participants in this study were 2683 students (51.2% men and 48.8% women) from 32 schools aged between 12 and 20 years (M = 15.78 years, SD = 1.35). Two models of structural equations were estimated, and the model that best fit the data confirmed that school climate was indirectly related to values through attitudes towards authority. The reciprocal and interactive relationships between school climate, attitudes towards authority, and values are also discussed.
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- Departamento de Psicología, Universidad Católica de Temuco, Temuco 4780000, Chile
- Correspondence:
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- LICSA-Laboratorio de Investigación en Ciencias Sociales Aplicadas, Núcleo Científico Tecnológico en Ciencias Sociales y Humanidades, Universidad de La Frontera, Temuco 4780000, Chile;
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