Trust in the Holy Or the Material: the Combined Impact of Religiousness and Materialism on Life Satisfaction

The current research examines relationships between life satisfaction, trust placed in religious beliefs, and that placed in material possessions. Findings indicate that the impact of materialism and religiousness on life satisfaction is qualified by an interaction, evidencing circumstances in which religiousness and materialism combine for counterintuitive outcomes.



Citation:

Kelly Gabriel and Aronte Bennett (2018) ,"Trust in the Holy Or the Material: the Combined Impact of Religiousness and Materialism on Life Satisfaction", in NA - Advances in Consumer Research Volume 46, eds. Andrew Gershoff, Robert Kozinets, and Tiffany White, Duluth, MN : Association for Consumer Research, Pages: 393-397.

Authors

Kelly Gabriel, Vilanova University, USA
Aronte Bennett, Vilanova University, USA



Volume

NA - Advances in Consumer Research Volume 46 | 2018



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