Pangs of loneliness breed material lifestyle but don't power up life satisfaction of young people: the moderating effect of gender

• Main Authors: Ang, Chin Siang, Abu Talib, Mansor, Tan, Kit Aun
• Format: Article
• Language: English
• Published: Springer 2014
• Online Access: http://psasir.upm.edu.my/id/eprint/34810/1/Pangs%20of%20loneliness%20breed%20material%20lifestyle%20but%20don%27t%20power%20up%20life%20satisfaction%20of%20young%20people%20the%20moderating%20effect%20of%20gender.pdf; http://psasir.upm.edu.my/id/eprint/34810/; http://link.springer.com/article/10.1007%2Fs11205-013-0349-0

Associations between loneliness, materialism, and life satisfaction were examined in a sample of 366 Malaysian undergraduate students. Also examined was the mediating role of materialism in the relation between loneliness and life satisfaction, and such a mediational link (i.e., loneliness–materiali...