The Japanese version of the Material Values Scale: construct assessment and relationship with age, personality, and subjective well-being.

ABSTRACT:

Background

Materialism indicates the extent to which an individual's life is focused on consumerism, or the acquisition of money and possessions. The Material Values Scale (MVS), comprising the factors "success," "centrality," and "happiness," is a well-known rating scale for materialism. However, a Japanese version of the materialism scale has not yet been established, and the details of the factors and effects related to materialism have not yet been clarified in Japan. The purpose of this study is to develop and evaluate the Japanese version of the MVS (J-MVS).

Methods

We developed the translated J-MVS using a back-translation process. To validate and evaluate the scale based on an online survey, we recruited 500 people, with 100 participants (50 men, 50 women) in five ag

SUBMITTER: Ohno H 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC9375416 | biostudies-literature | 2022 Aug

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature