Development and Validation of the Material Values Scale for children

The aim of the study was to develop a scale to measure materialism, a tendency to consider material possessions and physical comfort than spiritual values, to measure materialism among children. Richins and Dawson Material Values Scale was used as well with the Material Values Scale for children on 1001 children 8-11 years old. Previous studies have shown that gender and materialism have been found relatable due to the fact that boys are more materialistic than girls. Children who believe that possessions bring happiness and success are more likely to be unhappy because their expectations might not be fulfilled and peer group influence is negatively related to materialism due to the fact that children will continually compare themselves to others. The results showed that material centrality, material happiness, and material success are very important factor to materialism.

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Opree, S. J., Buijzen, M. A., Van Reijmersdal, E. A., & Valkenburg, P. (2011). Development and validation of the Material Values Scale for children (MVS-c). Personality and Individual Differences, 51(8), 963-968.