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Sunday, December 09, 2007

Materialism Linked to Self-esteem

Materialism in teenagers is linked to lower levels of self-esteem in teenagers, according to research form the University of Minnesota.

Professor Deborah John from the Carlson School of Management found that materialism increases in middle childhood and early adolescence (ages 8 to 13 years) and decreases by the end of high school. This mirrors patterns of self-esteem.

"The level of materialism in teens is directly driven by self-esteem," she wrote. "Self-esteem drops as children enter adolescence, when materialism peaks. By late adolescence when self-esteem rebounds, materialism drops too."

This study appears in the Journal of Consumer Research.

Labels: influences, money, self-esteem

posted by ByParents-forParents at 8:43 PM

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