Study Ahuvia & Wong (1995): study US 1994
- Public
- University students, Michigan, USA, 1994
- Sample
- Respondents
- N = 200
- Non Response
- Assessment
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Questionnaire: Paper & Pencil Interview (PAPI)
Questionnaire completed in class
Correlate
- Authors's Label
- Materialism as a personal trait
- Our Classification
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- Remarks
- Confirmatory factor analysis NFI = .95
- Operationalization
- Materialism scale of Ger and Belk (1993), consists of 4 subscales:
A Possessiveness:
possessiveness as the inclination and tendency to retain control or ownership of one's possessions.
Consists of 4 items, e.g. "I get very upset if something is stolen from me, even if it has little monetary value."
B Nongenerosity:
Nongenerosity as an unwillingness to give possessions to or share possessions with others.
Consists of 9 items, e.g. I don't like to lend things, evone to good friends."
C Envy:
Envy as a displeasure or ill will at the superiority of another perosn in happiness, success, reputation, or the possession of anything desirable.
Consists of 5 items, e.g. "there are certain people I would like to trade places with."
D Preservation:
Preservation as the conservation of events, experiences, and memories in material form.
Consists of 3 items, e.g. "when I travel I like to take a lot of photographs."