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Glasgow: Well-being, materialism and the values of consumer
capitalism
Monday 12 December 2011Parish Halls, Glasgow
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Well-being, Materialism & the Values of Consumer Capitalism:
A View from the Psychological Literature
Tim Kasser, Ph.D.
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Materialism’s allure
• The percentage of incoming American First-year college students reporting it is “very important” or “essential” to be:
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American Freshman survey
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Helping others who are in difficulty Being very well off financiallyDeveloping a meaningful philosophy of life
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Political Discourse
• “…the American people have got to go about their business. We cannot let the terrorists achieve the objective of frightening our nation to the point where we don’t conduct business, where people don’t shop” (reported in The New York Times, October 12, 2001)
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Messages
• Can purchase happiness
• Important to work and consume
• Life is meaningful and people are successful to the extent they have money, possessions, and the right image
• Is this true?
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Measuring Materialism
• Values strategy (e.g., Kasser & Ryan, 1993, 1996)• Rate many goals, guiding principles, (e.g., family,
spirituality, fun, etc.)• Sample materialistic items
• You will have a job that pays well• You will have many expensive possessions• You will achieve the “look” you’ve been after• You will be admired by many people
• Examine relative importance of goals• All of us are somewhat materialistic
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Measuring Materialism
• Survey methods (e.g., Belk, 1985, Richins & Dawson, 1992)
• Rate agreement with statements• Sample Items
– My life would be better if I owned certain things I don’t have.
– I like to own things that impress people.– I like a lot of luxury in my life.– I would rather buy something I need than borrow it from
someone else.
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Well-being
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Diminished HappinessKasser & Ryan, 1993, 1996, 2001; Sheldon & Kasser, 1995, 1998, 2001
• Higher:– Anxiety
– Depression
– Physical Symptoms
– Unpleasant emotions
– Drug & Alcohol Use
• Lower– Self-actualization
– Vitality
– Life Satisfaction
– Pleasant Emotions
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Found in many samples
• Types of people– Middle & High School
students
– College Students
– Adults
– Business People
• Countries– Australia – Denmark– Germany– Hungary – India – Russia– Singapore – S. Korea– United Kingdom
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Found across timeTwenge et al. (2010)
• Over 63,000 college students who completed the MMPI between 1930s and 2007
• General increases in most scales
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Figure 3: MMPI Psychopathic Deviation (Pd) scale scores of college students, 1938-2007
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Figure 4: MMPI Hypomania (Ma) scale scores of college students, 1938-2007
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Found across timeTwenge et al. (2010)
• Twenge tested 3 models to explain increase– Economic cycles (unemployment rate)– Response styles– Increase in materialistic values
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American Freshman survey
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Helping others who are in difficulty Being very well off financiallyDeveloping a meaningful philosophy of life
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Found across timeTwenge et al. (2010)
• Best fitting model was materialistic values
Hysteria Psychopath. Deviation
Psych-asthenia
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Materialism .38** .38** .28** .51** .55**
Unemploy -.09 -.01 .15 .03 .07
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Found across nationsKasser (2011)
• UNICEF (2007) ranked the well-being of youth in 21 wealthy nations
• Based on 40 indicators such as:– % of children in poverty
– % of children immunized
– Literacy rates
– Family structure & Peer relationships
– Drug Use
– Life satisfaction & Happiness
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Found across nationsKasser (2011)
• Austria• Belgium• Canada• Czech Republic• Denmark• Finland• France• Germany• Greece• Hungary• Ireland
• Italy• Netherlands• Norway• Poland• Portugal• Spain• Sweden• Switzerland• United Kingdom• United States
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Found across nationsKasser (2011)
• Austria• Belgium• Canada• Czech Republic• Denmark (3)• Finland• France• Germany• Greece• Hungary• Ireland
• Italy• Netherlands (1)• Norway• Poland• Portugal• Spain• Sweden (2)• Switzerland• United Kingdom• United States
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Found across nationsKasser (2011)
• Austria• Belgium• Canada• Czech Republic• Denmark (3)• Finland• France• Germany• Greece• Hungary (19)• Ireland
• Italy• Netherlands (1)• Norway• Poland• Portugal• Spain• Sweden (2)• Switzerland• United Kingdom (21)• United States (20)
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Found across nationsKasser (2011)
• Value data based on multiple samples of adults, teachers, and undergraduates – Materialistic values for money, power, and
status – Non-materialistic values for helpfulness,
equality, and social justice– Schwartz (2007)
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Ill-Being
Materialistic vs. Non-materialistic Values
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Two-fold Strategy
Materialism
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Two-fold Strategy
MaterialismCauses
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Two-fold Strategy
MaterialismCauses
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Two-fold Strategy
MaterialismCauses HealthyValues
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Two-fold Strategy
Material-ism
Causes HealthyValues
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Causes - Social Modeling(Kasser et al. 2004)
• Higher if parents & peers care– Banerjee & Dittmar (2008); Kasser et al. (1995)
• Higher if ingest more media– Nairn et al. (2007); Schor (2004)
• Higher if live in neo-liberal, de-regulated, highly free-market capitalist nation– Kasser (2007, 2011); Schwartz (2007)
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Healthy ValuesGrouzet, Kasser et al. (2005)
• Assessed aspirations in 11 domains– e.g., Spirituality, Hedonism, Affiliation, Health,
etc.
• >1800 College students in 15 nations
• Circular Stochastic Modeling– Adjacent goals are consistent– Opposing goals are conflictual
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Self-transcendence
Physical self
Extrinsic Intrinsic
Spirituality
Community
Affiliation
Self-acceptance
Physical health
SafetyHedonism
Financialsuccess
Image
Popularity
Conformity
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Self-transcendence
Physical self
Extrinsic Intrinsic
Spirituality
Community
Affiliation
Self-acceptance
Physical health
SafetyHedonism
Financialsuccess
Image
Popularity
Conformity
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Self-transcendence
Physical self
Extrinsic Intrinsic
Spirituality
Community
Affiliation
Self-acceptance
Physical health
SafetyHedonism
Financialsuccess
Image
Popularity
Conformity
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Intrinsic ValuesKasser & Ryan (1996)
• Self-acceptance“I will follow my interests and curiosity where
they take me.”
• Affiliation“I will express my love for special people.”
• Community Feeling“I will help the world become a better place.”
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Psychological Benefits
• More happiness• More life satisfaction• Higher vitality• Less depression• Less anxiety• Fewer physical
symptoms
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Two-fold Strategy
Material-ism
Causes HealthyValues
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Avenues for Change in a City
• City Planning
• Protection from Advertising
• City-indices of Progress
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City Planning
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City Planning
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City PlanningWeinstein et al. (2009)
• Conducted 4 studies exposing people to photos of natural or human-made scenes
• Measured feelings of immersion in scene
• Then assessed importance of Materialistic vs. Intrinsic Aspirations
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Materialistic AspirationsWeinstein et al. (2009)
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Materialistic AspirationsWeinstein et al. (2009)
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Intrinsic AspirationsWeinstein et al. (2009)
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Intrinsic AspirationsWeinstein et al. (2009)
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City Planning
• Are land and city finances devoted to shopping areas or to parks and green spaces?
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Protection from Advertising
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Protection from Advertising
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Protection from Advertising
• Numerous studies show associations between advertising and materialism– Nairn et al. (2007); Schor (2004)
• Mere activation of money-related ideas suppresses intrinsic values– Maio et al. (2009); Vohs et al. (2006)
• Lo SES parents in UK feel extra pressure to provide children with brands– UNICEF (2011)
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Protection from Advertising
• Provide new mothers with information about dangers of screen-time for infants
• Remove advertising outdoors and in public spaces
• Revoke tax subsidy on adverts
• End advertising to children
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City Indices of Progress
• Currently GNP-based indices are dominant• Alternative indicators include metrics of
intrinsic values in computation• Examples:
– Bhutan’s Gross National Happiness– nef’s Happy Planet Index– Oxfam’s Humankind Index– Genuine Progress Indicator
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GDP vs. GPI
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GDP vs. GPI
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City Indicators - Directions
• Adopt Alternative Indicators– Seattle, WA City Council unanimously adopted
a 10-domain, well-being based approach– Eau Claire WI and Vancouver, BC also
• Models idea that intrinsic values are more important than just materialistic values
• Provides information for developing new policies
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Summary
• Materialistic values undermine well-being
• Can promote well-being in cities by– diminishing materialistic models– encouraging intrinsic values
• Multiple avenues for change
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