Associations between two conceptualizations of materialism and subjective wellbeing in China: A meta-analysis of studies from 1998 to 2022.

ABSTRACT: This meta-analysis examines the relationship between materialism (materialistic values and extrinsic aspirations) and subjective wellbeing in the Chinese population. Fifty-six relevant studies covering the period from 1998 to 2022 were included in the meta-analysis. Fifty-eight independent effect sizes from a total of 52,368 participants were obtained to calculate the mean effect sizes. Materialistic values correlated with significantly lower subjective wellbeing (r = -0.205), while the mean effect size for extrinsic aspirations was found to be not significant (r = -0.048). The effect sizes varied across different types of wellbeing outcomes (materialistic values: rs = -0.095 to -0.202; extrinsic aspirations: rs = 0.066 to -0.125). The associations were also mod

SUBMITTER: Zhou K 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC9539119 | biostudies-literature | 2022

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature