More than meets the eye: The influence of implicit and explicit self-esteem on materialism

✍ Scribed by Ji Kyung Park; Deborah Roedder John

• Book ID: 104021202
• Publisher: Elsevier Science
• Year: 2011
• Tongue: English
• Weight: 854 KB
• Volume: 21
• Category: Article
• ISSN: 1057-7408
• DOI: 10.1016/j.jcps.2010.09.001

✦ Synopsis

Prior research has found a link between self-esteem and materialism. However, these studies examine explicit self-esteem without considering implicit self-esteem. We examine if these two forms of self-esteem jointly influence materialism. Specifically, we propose that discrepancies between implicit and explicit self-esteem are an important driver of materialism. Support for our view is presented in a series of four studies. Study 1 illustrates the link between self-esteem discrepancy and materialism. Studies 2 and 3 show that increases (decreases) in self-esteem discrepancies cause increases (decreases) in materialism. , Study 4 confirms the link between self-esteem discrepancy and the desire to self-enhance through material possessions.