Experiences Beat Possessions: Why Materialism Causes Unhappiness
Friday, January 18th, 2008Materialism is a dirty word. It also gets a bad rap in psychology. Studies consistently show that people who agree with statements like “You will buy things just because you want them,” tend to be:
Less satisfied with life,
Less happy,
More likely to be depressed,
More likely to be paranoid,
More likely to be narcissistic.
Not a pretty picture, right? [...]