Search Results - "MATERIALISM"

Greed, generosity and online compulsive buying: consequences for negative emotions and harmonyin life.

Authors: Olsen, Svein Ottar Tuu, Ho Huy

Source: European Journal of Marketing. 2025, Vol. 59 Issue 12, p2858-2885. 28p.

Subject Terms: *COMPULSIVE shopping, MATERIALISM, SELFISHNESS, AVARICE, AFFECT (Psychology), PROSOCIAL behavior, HARMONY (Philosophy), BENEVOLENCE

Unmasking luxury consumption and its psychology: An experimental approach to understanding the motivations behind ethical and sustainable brand preferences.

Authors: Islam, Tahir Arya, Vikas Bodla, Ali Ahmad et al.

Source: Business Ethics, the Environment & Responsibility. Oct2025, Vol. 34 Issue 4, p1341-1362. 22p.

Subject Terms: *LUXURIES, *BRAND choice, SUSTAINABILITY, MATERIALISM, AFFECT (Psychology), GREEN products, CHINESE people, GUILT (Psychology)

The Historical Roots of Opportunistic Sales: Evidence from CEOs' Great Famine Experience.

Authors: Tang, Chun Tan, Lei Liu, Xiaoxing

Source: Emerging Markets Finance & Trade. 2025, Vol. 61 Issue 12, p3767-3784. 18p.

Subject Terms: *CAPITAL market, *CHIEF executive officers, FAMINES, MATERIALISM, BEHAVIORAL sciences

Zeitgeist and Ortgeist: Time and Place in Institutional Creation.

Authors: Keston‐Siebert, Sabina Orr, Kevin

Source: British Journal of Management. Oct2025, Vol. 36 Issue 4, p1694-1708. 15p.

Subject Terms: *LEGISLATIVE bodies, MATERIALISM, COLLECTIVE action, INSTITUTIONAL environment, NARRATIVES, ETHNOLOGY research

Company/Entity: SCOTLAND. Parliament

Economic Inequality Increases Materialism and Conspicuous Consumption.

Authors: Wang, Yan Zhou, Xinyi Zhou, Wenjing et al.

Source: Basic & Applied Social Psychology. Oct2025, p1-31. 31p. 5 Illustrations.

Subject Terms: *CONSPICUOUS consumption, *SOCIOECONOMICS, *CONSUMPTION (Economics), *WEALTH inequality, *EMPIRICAL research, MATERIALISM, SOCIAL classes, COMPARATIVE studies

Vital materiality and its constitution of knowing in craft practice.

Authors: Li, Mixue Holstein, Jeannie Wedekind, Volker

Source: Management Learning. Nov2025, Vol. 56 Issue 5, p987-1008. 22p.

Subject Terms: *WORKMANSHIP, MATERIALISM, SUBJECTIVITY, RELATIVITY, EXPERIENTIAL learning, COGNITION, QI (Chinese philosophy), EDUCATION methodology

THE IMPACT OF FRUGALITY AND MATERIALISM ON CONSCIOUS CONSUMPTION.

Authors: SAYIN, Muhammed Enes¹ menessayin@karabuk.edu.tr

Source: Journal of Management & Economics Research. Sep2025, Vol. 23 Issue 3, p19-35. 17p.

Subject Terms: *THRIFTINESS, *ECOLOGICAL impact, *CONSUMER behavior, *CONSUMER ethics, MATERIALISM, SUSTAINABILITY, AWARENESS

Navigating the Paradox: Materialism, Sustainable Practices and Well-Being in Emerging Markets.

Authors: Issock Issock, Paul Blaise Muposhi, Asphat Dlamini, Siphiwe

Source: Journal of Environment & Development. Sep2025, Vol. 34 Issue 3, p523-552. 30p.

Subject Terms: *EMERGING markets, MATERIALISM, SUSTAINABILITY, PSYCHOLOGICAL well-being, ORGANIC foods, ELECTRONIC waste disposal, QUALITY of life

The Price of Materialism: How Your Materialism Affects Others' Empathy Toward You.

Authors: Zeng, Weinan Feng, Ningning Cui, Lijuan et al.

Source: Basic & Applied Social Psychology. Sep/Oct2025, Vol. 47 Issue 5, p309-327. 19p.

Subject Terms: *EXTERNALITIES, *INTERPERSONAL relations, MATERIALISM, EMPATHY, WELL-being, SOCIAL interaction, SOCIAL psychology, RECIPROCITY (Psychology)

The Effect and Mechanism of Self‐Compassion on Reducing Materialism: A Randomized Controlled Trial of an Online Self‐Compassion Intervention.

Authors: Gu, Xiaodan Wu, Ming Zeng, Xianglong et al.

Source: International Journal of Psychology. Aug2025, Vol. 60 Issue 4, p1-9. 9p.

Subject Terms: SELF-compassion, MATERIALISM, PSYCHOTHERAPY, SELF-esteem, MEDITATION, SUPPORT groups, NEED (Psychology), RANDOMIZED controlled trials

Celebrity Worship and Materialism: A Focus on Narcissism and Perceived Similarity With a Celebrity.

Authors: Davis, Caitlin Locker, Lawrence Williams, Joshua L.

Source: International Journal of Psychology. Aug2025, Vol. 60 Issue 4, p1-8. 8p.

Subject Terms: *CONSUMER behavior, MATERIALISM, NARCISSISM, SOCIAL facts, SIMILARITY (Psychology), PSYCHOLOGY

"They Post, I Scroll, I Envy, I Buy"—How Social Media Influencers Shape Materialistic Values and Consumer Behavior Among Young Adults in Malaysia.

Authors: Azhar, Kaukab Abid Wel, Che Aniza Che Ab Hamid, Siti Ngayesah

Source: Journal of Theoretical & Applied Electronic Commerce Research. Sep2025, Vol. 20 Issue 3, p172. 22p.

Subject Terms: *CONSUMER behavior, *INFLUENCER marketing, MATERIALISM, PSYCHOSOCIAL factors, YOUNG adults, SELF-esteem, MALAYSIANS, SOCIAL media

Geographic Terms: MALAYSIA

What physicalism could be.

Authors: Raven, Michael J.^1,2 (AUTHOR) mike@raven.site

Source: Analytic Philosophy. Dec2025, Vol. 66 Issue 4, p577-593. 17p.

Subject Terms: *MATHEMATICS, *MATERIALISM, *AWARENESS, *PHENOMENOLOGY, *MODERN philosophy

Is the Universe a Material System?

Authors: Romero, Gustavo E.¹ (AUTHOR) gustavo.esteban.romero@gmail.com

Source: Foundations of Science. Dec2025, Vol. 30 Issue 4, p1129-1144. 16p.

Subject Terms: *MATERIALISM, *SYSTEMS theory, *CONTRADICTION, UNIVERSE

Fear of missing out (FoMO) and status anxiety as drivers of materialism and conspicuous consumption among social media users.

Authors: Tuna, Murat Fatih Bayır, Talha Çam, Selim

Source: Discover Psychology. 11/20/2025, Vol. 5 Issue 1, p1-23. 23p.

Subject Terms: *MATERIALISM, *CONSPICUOUS consumption, *LOSS aversion, *INFLUENCER marketing, *EMOTIONS, *SOCIAL status, *SOCIAL media, *CONSUMER behavior

On the matter of matter in second language education: A “mixed” review of current research.

Authors: Bangou, Francis Smith, Cameron W.

Source: Modern Language Journal (Wiley-Blackwell). Nov2025, p1. 28p. 11 Illustrations.

Subject Terms: *SOCIOMATERIALITY, *MATERIALISM, *TEACHING methods, *THEMATIC analysis, *SECOND language acquisition

Manners, Morals, and Happiness: Negotiating Balance in Sense and Sensibility.

Authors: Shen, Zhongliang¹ (AUTHOR) zlshen25@163.com

Source: English Studies. Nov2025, p1-18. 18p.

Subject Terms: *HAPPINESS, *MATERIALISM, *SINCERITY, *MODERATION, *COURTESY, *NOVELISTS

People: AUSTEN, Jane, 1775-1817

Nâzım Hikmet, ‘Night/Doctor Faust’s House’ and biographical criticism.

Authors: Yeşilyurt, Türkan¹ (AUTHOR) turkanyes@gmail.com

Source: Middle Eastern Studies. Oct2025, p1-12. 12p.

Subject Terms: *DIALECTICAL materialism, *BIOGRAPHY (Literary form), *LITERATURE, *PSYCHOLOGICAL distress, *POETS

Reviews & Products: FAUST (Play : Goethe)

New cartographies of heterotopic posturban cities in S. B. Divya's Machinehood (2021).

Authors: Gupta, Chakshu Malhotra, Isha

Source: City (1360-4813). Oct-Dec2025, Vol. 29 Issue 5/6, p826-843. 18p.

Subject Terms: *MATERIALISM, *NEOLIBERALISM, *GIG economy, *TRANSHUMANISM, *SPECULATIVE fiction, *MASS surveillance

Psychē: On the Sentient Subject.

Authors: Popejoy, TL tlp@jhu.edu

Source: Theory & Event. Oct2025, Vol. 28 Issue 4, p704-728. 25p.

Subject Terms: *MATERIALISM

People: ARISTOTLE, 384-322 B.C.