Madonna may have loved living in a material world as a material girl, but a recent study shows that married couples should avoid living according to this '80s jam at all costs. Jason Carroll, BYU ...

(LiveScience) Finally some good news for parents of tweens: A new study shows that marketers may not influence kids as much as many think. Many parents already know older children can be materialistic ...

Mark Promislo is a husband, father of two young girls, and a management professor at Rider University in Lawrenceville, NJ, who recently published a study in the Journal of Occupational and ...

Couples who rank money and things as important might be worse off in their relationships than those who aren’t as materialistic, a study finds. Researchers discovered that it may be true what they say ...

Design, materialism, and the search for purpose in a fine-tuned universe.

When self-esteem drops as children enter adolescence, materialism peaks. This study reveals a strong connection between an increase in materialism during adolescence and a decline in self-esteem.

Despite being much-maligned, materialism is not always bad for consumers. Loneliness may cause materialism, but the opposite is not necessarily true, according to a new study. Despite being ...

Materialism is often seen as a driving force in today’s consumer-driven society. People strive to acquire more possessions, usually equating material wealth with success and happiness. However, this ...

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