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Materialism and life satisfaction in Australia: Is more better?

Published online by Cambridge University Press:  05 May 2015

Shaun Saunders  and
Allen Michael
Shaun Saunders
Affiliation:
University of Newcastle Australia
Allen Michael
Affiliation:
University of Newcastle Australia
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Abstract

The Australian Oxford Dictionary (1992) defines materialism means an “excessive concern for material possessions” which according to critics is likely to be associated with dissatisfaction (eg, Fromm, 1955; Cushman, 1990, Harman, 1996). Despite this, materialism has often been referred to as a predominant American value (eg, Funkhouser, 1989) and also an Australian one (Hawkins, Neal, Quester & Best, 1994). The present study aims to assess the relationship between Materialism and Life Satisfaction amongst Australians.

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South Pacific Journal of Psychology , Volume 12 , 2000 , pp. 48 - 51
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Copyright © University of Papua New Guinea and Massey University, New Zealand/Aotearoa 2000

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