QOL and Materialism

• Biswas-Diener, R. (2008). Material wealth and subjective well-being. The science of subjective well-being, 307-322.
• Buijzen, M., & Valkenburg, P. M. (2003). The effects of television advertising on materialism, parent–child conflict, and unhappiness: A review of research. Journal of applied developmental psychology, 24(4), 437-456.
• Burroughs, J. E., & Rindfleisch, A. (2002). Materialism and well-being: A conflicting values perspective. Journal of Consumer research, 29(3), 348-370.
• Camfield, L., Rojas, M., Møller, V., & Glatzer, W. (Eds.). (2015). Global Handbook of Quality of Life: Exploration of Well-Being of Nations and Continents. Netherlands: Springer Netherlands.
• Diener, E. (2009). Assessing Well-Being: The Collected Works of Ed Diener. Germany: Springer Netherlands.
• Dittmar, H., Bond, R., Hurst, M., & Kasser, T. (2014). The relationship between materialism and personal well-being: A meta-analysis. Journal of personality and social psychology, 107(5), 879.
• Dittmar, H. (2007). Consumer Culture, Identity and Well-Being: The Search for the 'Good Life' and the 'Body Perfect'. United Kingdom: Taylor & Francis.
• Efklides, A., Moraitou, D. (2012). A Positive Psychology Perspective on Quality of Life. Netherlands: Springer Netherlands.
• Hurst, M., Dittmar, H., Bond, R., & Kasser, T. (2013). The relationship between materialistic values and environmental attitudes and behaviors: A meta-analysis. Journal of Environmental Psychology, 36, 257-269.
• Kasser, T. (2016). Materialistic values and goals. Annual review of psychology, 67(1), 489-514.
• Kasser, T. (2018). Materialism and living well. Handbook of well-being, 860-871.
• Kasser, T., Ryan, R. M., Couchman, C. E., & Sheldon, K. M. (2004). Materialistic values: Their causes and consequences.
• La Barbera, P. A., & Gürhan, Z. (1997). The role of materialism, religiosity, and demographics in subjective well‐being. Psychology & Marketing, 14(1), 71-97.
• Land, K. C., Michalos, A. C. (2011). Handbook of Social Indicators and Quality of Life Research. Netherlands: Springer Netherlands.
• Otero-López, J. M., Pol, E. V., Bolaño, C. C., & Mariño, M. J. S. (2011). Materialism, life-satisfaction and addictive buying: Examining the causal relationships. Personality and Individual Differences, 50(6), 772-776.
• Phillips, D. (2006). Quality of Life: Concept, Policy and Practice. United Kingdom: Taylor & Francis.
• Polak, E. L., & McCullough, M. E. (2006). Is gratitude an alternative to materialism?. Journal of Happiness Studies, 7, 343-360.
• Richins, M. L. (2017). Materialism pathways: The processes that create and perpetuate materialism. Journal of Consumer Psychology, 27(4), 480-499.
• Roberts, J. A., & Clement, A. (2007). Materialism and satisfaction with over-all quality of life and eight life domains. Social Indicators Research, 82, 79-92.
• Ryan, L., & Dziurawiec, S. (2001). Materialism and its relationship to life satisfaction. Social Indicators Research, 55, 185-197.
• Shrum, L. J., Lowrey, T. M., Pandelaere, M., Ruvio, A. A., Gentina, E., Furchheim, P., ... & Steinfield, L. (2014). Materialism: The good, the bad, and the ugly. Journal of Marketing Management, 30(17-18), 1858-1881.
• Sirgy, M. J. (1998). Materialism and quality of life. Social indicators research, 43, 227-260.
• Sirgy, M. J. (2018). The psychology of material well-being. Applied Research in Quality of Life, 13(2), 273-301.
• Sirgy, M. J. (2019). What determines subjective material well-being?. Wealth (s) and subjective well-being, 51-66.
• Sirgy, M. J., Gurel-Atay, E., Webb, D., Cicic, M., Husic, M., Ekici, A., ... & Johar, J. S. (2012). Linking advertising, materialism, and life satisfaction. Social Indicators Research, 107, 79-101.
• Sirgy, M. J., Lee, D. J., Larsen, V., & Wright, N. D. (1998). Satisfaction with material possessions and general well-being: The role of materialism. Journal of consumer satisfaction, dissatisfaction and complaining behavior, 11, 103-118.
• Sirgy, M. J., Rahtz, D., & Samli, A. C. (Eds.). (2013). Advances in Quality-of-Life Theory and Research. Germany: Springer Netherlands.
• Sirgy, M. J., Uysal, M., & Perdue, R. (Eds.). (2012). Handbook of Tourism and Quality-of-Life Research: Enhancing the Lives of Tourists and Residents of Host Communities. Germany: Springer Netherlands.
• Sirgy, M. J., Yu, G. B., Lee, D. J., Joshanloo, M., Bosnjak, M., Jiao, J., ... & Grzeskowiak, S. (2021). The dual model of materialism: Success versus happiness materialism on present and future life satisfaction. Applied Research in Quality of Life, 16, 201-220.
• Sirgy, M. J. (2012). The Psychology of Quality of Life: Hedonic Well-Being, Life Satisfaction, and Eudaimonia. Netherlands: Springer Netherlands.
• Sirgy, M. J. (2013). Handbook of Quality-of-Life Research: An Ethical Marketing Perspective. Germany: Springer Netherlands.
• Sirgy, M. J. (2013). The Psychology of Quality of Life. Germany: Springer Netherlands.
• Sirgy, M. J. (2021). The Psychology of Quality of Life: Wellbeing and Positive Mental Health. Germany: Springer International Publishing.
• Srikant, M. (2013). Materialism in consumer behavior and marketing: a review. Management & Marketing, 8(2), 329.
• Suter, C., & Brulé, G. (Eds). (2019). Wealth(s) and Subjective Well-Being. Germany: Springer International Publishing.
• Tatzel, M. (2002). “Money worlds” and well-being: An integration of money dispositions, materialism and price-related behavior. Journal of Economic Psychology, 23(1), 103-126.
• Tatzel, M. (Ed.). (2013). Consumption and Well-Being in the Material World. Netherlands: Springer Netherlands.
• Tonon, G. (Ed.). (2019). Teaching Quality of Life in Different Domains. Germany: Springer International Publishing.

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