| Study | Kasser & Ahuvia (2002): study SG 2000 |
| Title | Materialistic Values and Well-being in Business Students. |
| Source | European Journal of Social Psychology, 2002, Vol. 32, 137 - 146 |
| URL | http://onlinelibrary.wiley.com/doi/10.1002/ejsp.85/abstract |
| DOI | Doi: 10.1002/ejsp.85 |
| Public | Business students, Singapore, 2000 |
| Sample | Non-probability purposive sample |
| Non-Response | |
| Respondents N = | 92 |
| Correlate | |
| Author's label | Total materialism |
| Page in Source | 142 |
| Our classification | Materialisic values |
| Operationalization | A: 57-item Aspiration Index( Kasser& Ryan, 2001) B: 21-item Materialism Scale (Ger &Belk,1996) C: 18-item Materialism Scale (Richins& Dawson,1992) Computation:A+B+C |
| Remarks | The three measures( Aspiration Index, Ger and Belk's, and Richins and Dawson's measures) each tap some element of an extrinsic, materialistic value orientation, as a higher-order factor analysis of the three scores yielded one factor (Eigenvalue 1.82) accounting for 60.7% of the variance. All three materialism variables loaded above 0.70 on this factor. Using scores from each of the three scales, it is computed a summary Materialism score by standardizing and then averaging scores from the Aspiration Index, Ger and Belk's, and Richins and Dawson's measures. |
| Observed Relation with Happiness | ||
| Happiness Measure | Statistics | Elaboration/Remarks |
| A-AOL-u-sq-n-101-a | r=-.24 p < .05 | |
| A-TH-cw-mq-th%-101-a | r=-.15 ns | |
| A-TH-g-mq-th%-101-ab | r=+.22 p < .05 | |
| Code | Full Text |
| A-AOL-u-sq-n-101-a | Selfreport on single question: How high or low is your level of wellbeing? 0 extremely low, utterly depressed, completely down 10 20 30 40 50 60 70 80 90 100 extremely high, feeling extatic joyous, fantastic Adapted Fordyce Happiness Scale |
| A-TH-cw-mq-th%-101-a | Selfreport on three questions: In the last week, what percentage of the time do you feel….…' (percentages must add up to 100%) 1 happy 2 unhappy 3 neutral Name: Fordyce % happy scale Variant: % happy in last week |
| A-TH-g-mq-th%-101-ab | Selfreport on three questions: 'On the average, what percentage of the time d you feel….…' (percentages must add up to 100%) 1 happy 2 unhappy 3 neutral Name: Fordyce % happy scale Variant: % unhappy |
| Symbol | Explanation |
| r | PRODUCT-MOMENT CORRELATION COEFFICIENT (Also "Pearson's correlation coefficient' or simply 'correlation coefficient') Type: test statistic. Measurement level: Correlate: metric, Happiness: metric Range: [-1; +1] Meaning: r = 0 « no correlation , r = 1 « perfect correlation, where high correlate values correspond with high happiness values, and r = -1 « perfect correlation, where high correlate values correspond with low happiness values. |