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Publication Title An integrated model of consumer materialism: Can economic socialization and maternal values predict materialistic attitudes in adolescents?

Author First Name Eirini

Author Last Name Flouri

Origin/Publisher Journal of Socio-Economics

Country Specific UK

Issue Children's perception of advertising

Source of Publication Academic Source

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Document Language English

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Date Published Year: 1999 Month: 10 Day: 13

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Abstract In this study, an integrated model of materialism was attempted. Based on questionnaire data from 246 adolescents, this study showed that materialism in adolescents is positively related to peer influence and is negatively related to satisfaction with one's mother, religious service attendance, and economic socialization. Within a sample of 82 adolescents for which their mothers' materialism scores were also available, maternal materialism correlated with adolescents' materialism. With maternal materialism taken into account, adolescents' materialism correlated with peer influence and religious service attendance, but economic socialization did not have an impact, although neuroticism did. Contrary to previous research,family structure was not related to adolescents' materialism, although family environments were very important predictors of the adolescents' materialism to the extent that their mother's materialism level and their mother's report of the family communication style alone could reliably predict her child's level of materialism. Implications of the findings for the study of materialism are discussed, and ideas for future investigation are offered.

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Publication Title	An integrated model of consumer materialism: Can economic socialization and maternal values predict materialistic attitudes in adolescents?
Author First Name	Eirini
Author Last Name	Flouri
Origin/Publisher	Journal of Socio-Economics
Country Specific	UK
Issue	Children's perception of advertising
Source of Publication	Academic Source

Abstract or Full Text	Full
Link to Web Site
File Reference
Document Language	English
Industry Sector
Date Published	Year: 1999 Month: 10 Day: 13
Editorial
Abstract	In this study, an integrated model of materialism was attempted. Based on questionnaire data from 246 adolescents, this study showed that materialism in adolescents is positively related to peer influence and is negatively related to satisfaction with one's mother, religious service attendance, and economic socialization. Within a sample of 82 adolescents for which their mothers' materialism scores were also available, maternal materialism correlated with adolescents' materialism. With maternal materialism taken into account, adolescents' materialism correlated with peer influence and religious service attendance, but economic socialization did not have an impact, although neuroticism did. Contrary to previous research,family structure was not related to adolescents' materialism, although family environments were very important predictors of the adolescents' materialism to the extent that their mother's materialism level and their mother's report of the family communication style alone could reliably predict her child's level of materialism. Implications of the findings for the study of materialism are discussed, and ideas for future investigation are offered.