Rising Consumer Materialism

Table of Contents ACKNOWLEDGEMENT FOREWORD CHAPTER 1 INTRODUCTION ABSTRACT 1.1 WHY MATERIALISM RESEARCH IS IMPORTANT 1.2 SIGNIFICANCE OF MATERIALISM TRAP RESEARCH FOR ACADEMIA 1.3 INTRODUCTION TO THE MAIN CONCEPTS Materialism Loneliness Happiness 1.4 WHAT THIS BOOK WILL ACHIEVE CHAPTER 2 KNOWING THERE IS A TRAP AT HAND ABSTRACT 2.1 HOW DO WE KNOW THERE IS A TRAP 2.2 SYSTEMATIC LITERATURE REVIEW 2.2.1 Choosing the Phenomenon 2.2.2 Media Selection for Systematic Literature Search 2.2.3 Coding Categorization 2.2.4 Sampling Strategy 2.2.4.1 Key Word Search 2.2.4.2 Author Search 2.2.4.3 Most Cited Articles Covering Materialism 2.2.4.4 Recent Citations of Related Papers 2.2.4.5 Review of Related Books 2.3 THEORY BUILDING PROCESS 2.3.1 Conceptual Definitions of the Constructs 2.3.1.1 Materialism 2.3.1.2 Loneliness 2.3.1.3 Happiness 2.3.2 Boundaries Assumptions and Identification of the Scope 2.3.3 Identifying, Defining and Establishing the Contingency Factors 2.3.4 Theoretical Framework and the Future Directions CHAPTER 3 YOU MAY NOT KNOW BUT YOU ARE ALREADY TRAPPED! ABSTRACT 3.1 MATERIALISM – AN INTENSIFYING CONSUMER VALUE 3.1.1 Materialism as a Negative Consumer Value 3.1.2 Materialism and Associated Consumption Patterns 3.2 MATERIALISM AS AN APPROACH TO GAINING HAPPINESS 3.2.1 Happiness and Subjective Wellbeing 3.2.2 Materialism and Happiness 3.2.3 Facets of Materialism and Happiness 3.3 MATERIALISM AS FORERUNNER OF LONELINESS 3.3.1 Materialism and Loneliness 3.3.2 Relationship of Materialism and Loneliness with Happiness CHAPTER 4 THE BEGINNING OF MATERIALISM-LONELINESS-HAPPINESS (MLH) TRAP ABSTRACT 4.1 UNDERSTANDING THE MLH TRAP 4.2 BREAKING AWAY FROM THE TRAP 4.2.1 Social Support as an Important Factor That Can Loosen the MLH Trap 4.2.2 Sustaining the Level of Happiness CHAPTER 5 INTEGRATION OF MLH TRAP WITH OTHER ASPECTS OF CONSUMER BEHAVIOUR ABSTRACT 5.1 PRIOR EFFORTS TO CURB MATERIALISM 5.2 ESTABLISHING MULTI-DIMENSIONAL FRAMEWORK FOR CURBING MATERIALISM 5.2.1 The Power of Re-Socialization through Social Support 5.2.2 Conscious Revamping of the Purchase Mechanism 5.2.2.1 Socio-Centric Purchase Motivations 5.2.2.2 Experiential Purchases 5.2.2.3 Self-Engrossing Product Evaluation 5.2.3 Bridging the MLH Gaps through Social Giving 5.2.4 Substituting the Value of Materialism with Value of Conservation 5.2.4.1 Environmentalism 5.2.4.2 Religious Orientation 5.2.5 Utilizing Nostalgia for Sustained Happiness CHAPTER 6 SOCIO-PSYCHOLOGICAL THEORY OF MLH TRAP ABSTRACT 6.1 WHY MLH TRAP EXISTS 6.1.1 Three Main Constructs 6.1.2 Socio-Psychological Factors 6.2 SOCIO-PSYCHOLOGICAL THEORY OF MATERIALISM TRAP 6.3 IMPACT OF SOCIO-PSYCHOLOGICAL FACTORS ON MATERIALISM 6.3.1 Impact of Purchase Mechanism on Materialism 6.3.1.1 Egocentric Purchase Motivations and Materialism 6.3.1.2 Socio-centric Purchase Motivations and Materialism 6.3.1.3 Experiential Purchases and Materialism 6.3.1.4 Product Evaluation and Materialism 6.3.2 Impact of Environmentalism on Materialism 6.3.3 Impact of Religiosity on Materialism 6.4 IMPACT OF SOCIO-PSYCHOLOGICAL FACTORS ON LONELINESS 6.4.1 Impact of Nostalgia on Loneliness 6.4.2 Impact of Social Giving on Loneliness 6.5 IMPACT OF SOCIO-PSYCHOLOGICAL FACTORS ON HAPPINESS 6.5.1 Impact of Purchase Mechanism on Happiness 6.5.1.1 Egocentric Purchase Motivations and Happiness 6.5.1.2 Socio-centric Purchase Motivations and Happiness 6.5.1.3 Experiential Purchases and Happiness 6.5.1.4 Product Evaluation and Happiness 6.5.2 Impact of Environmentalism and Religiosity on Happiness 6.5.3 Impact of Social Giving on Happiness 6.5.4 Impact of Nostalgia on Happiness 6.6 CONTINGENCY FACTORS FOR M-L RELATIONSHIP 6.6.1 Impact of Social Support on M-L Relationship 6.6.2 Impact of Environmentalism and Religiosity on M-L Relationship 6.6.3 Impact of Social Giving on M-L Relationship 6.6.4 Impact of Nostalgia on M-L Relationship 6.7 CONTINGENCY FACTORS FOR L-H RELATIONSHIP 6.7.1 Impact of Social Support on L-H Relationship 6.7.2 Impact of Nostalgia on L-H Relationship 6.8 SUMMARY CHAPTER 7 DISCUSSION AND CONCLUSION ABSTRACT 7.1 DISCUSSION ON THE INTEGRATION 7.2. CONTRIBUTIONS AND IMPLICATIONS 7.3 LIMITATIONS AND DIRECTIONS 7.4 CONCLUSION APPENDIX REFERENCES