Experiential or Material Purchases? Social Class Determines Purchase Happiness.
Psychol Sci
; 29(7): 1031-1039, 2018 07.
Article
em En
| MEDLINE
| ID: mdl-29792773
ABSTRACT
Which should people buy to make themselves happy experiences or material goods? The answer depends in part on the level of resources already available in their lives. Across multiple studies using a range of methodologies, we found that individuals of higher social class, whose abundant resources make it possible to focus on self-development and self-expression, were made happier by experiential over material purchases. No such experiential advantage emerged for individuals of lower social class, whose lesser resources engender concern with resource management and wise use of limited finances. Instead, lower-class individuals were made happier from material purchases or were equally happy from experiential and material purchases.
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Coleções:
01-internacional
Base de dados:
MEDLINE
Assunto principal:
Classe Social
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Comportamento do Consumidor
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Felicidade
Aspecto:
Determinantes_sociais_saude
Limite:
Adult
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Female
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Humans
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Male
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Middle aged
Idioma:
En
Revista:
Psychol Sci
Assunto da revista:
PSICOLOGIA
Ano de publicação:
2018
Tipo de documento:
Article