Past research has shown similar findings.
It’s called the ‘Treadmill of Consumption.’ We continue to purchase more and more stuff but we don’t get any closer to happiness, we simply speed up the treadmill.” “That new 2,500-square-foot house becomes the baseline for your desires for an even bigger house. “As we amass more and more possessions, we don’t get any happier, we simply raise our reference point,” he says, adding: To reach their findings, the researchers assessed 246 individuals from a marketing department of a university who were an average age of 21.Īll participants were required to completed a 15-minute online survey that measured materialism, gratitude, need satisfaction and life satisfaction.Īs expected, results of the study revealed that those who rated low on gratitude and high on need satisfaction were more likely to be materialistic and less satisfied with life.Ĭo-author James Roberts, of Baylor University’s Hankamer School of Business, says the fact that we are able to adapt well to new situations may explain why material possessions do no equal happiness. Share on Pinterest Researchers say that materialistic people are more likely to be depressed and unsatisfied with life. However, the team says that people who are materialistic tend to be “me-centered.” They are more likely to focus on what they do not have and are unable to be grateful for what they do have, whether it is their family, a nice house or a good job. “We’re social creatures, and so focusing on others in a positive way is good for our health.” “Previous research that we, and others, have done finds that people are motivated to help people that help them, and to help others as well,” she adds. Lead study author Jo-Ann Tsang, associate professor of psychology and neuroscience at the College of Arts and Sciences at Baylor University in Waco, TX, explains that gratitude is a positive mood that is about other people rather than ourselves. And now, new research suggests that materialistic individuals are more likely to be depressed and unsatisfied with life.Īccording to the research team, who recently published their findings online in the journal Personality and Individual Differences, materialistic people find it more difficult to be grateful for what they have, which causes them to become miserable. But even when their demands are met, these types of characters may not be happy. These individuals want the best of the best, whether it is the latest phone or a top-of-the-range car. Just no desire to attain material things as a tool to increase their self worth by way of using those goods to gain recognition.Īs an anology, if they were offered a Rolls Royce or a 1989 Chevy Caprice (but they can't sell the car they choose or give it away), they'd choose the Chevy Caprice simply because they like it more.We have all met materialistic people. Whether they let themselves go or not, it would be unnatural for them to be materialistic. The word I'm looking for would describe a person to be not materialistic by nature. No if you let yourself go, and became lax, you'd fall back to materialism. No desire of things beyond their practical usage. Nor is it "ascetic" because it's effortless and comes naturally. It's not "spiritual" because such person can NOT be spiritual. Similar to getting a nice house or a phone or watch or anything material. A Fancy car not solely for the purpose as means to get from point A to B, or comfort or practicality, but rather to show off). An example of getting something for for the type of materialistic reasons I'm talking about would be.
By not materialistic I mean someone who just doesn't have interest in material things for the sake of the value it would give them from their possession, but rather acquires them for their functionality or simply because they like it for them.
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