The construction and preliminary validation of a new Pictorial Materialism Test for 4-6-year-old children.

ABSTRACT: Materialistic tendencies may originate in early childhood, and previous research shows that even preschoolers differ in the degree of their materialism. The goal of this project was to develop and validate a new instrument that reliably measures materialism in preschool children (4-6 years old). A simple and universal Pictorial Materialism Test (PMT) was created and its psychometric properties were evaluated. The PMT consists of 32 items reflecting two dimensions: acquisition as the pursuit of happiness and success defined by possessions. To evaluate the psychometric properties of the PMT, a total of 204 Polish children aged 4-6 years were recruited for the study using an opportunity sampling method. To examine the reliability of the PMT, we calculated the internal consistency, confirmator

SUBMITTER: Trzcinska A 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC10449474 | biostudies-literature | 2023

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature