Materialism. The bedrock of consumer culture. The fuel that powers our economic - and in many ways our social – engines. Where would we be without our designer clothes, handbags, cars, mc-mansions, ...

Materialism is often seen as a driving force in today’s consumer-driven society. People strive to acquire more possessions, usually equating material wealth with success and happiness. However, this ...

Clothes, cars, travel, followers: People with a materialistic mindset always want more and, above all, more than others. Social media provides them with ideal opportunities to compare themselves with ...

A new study published in the International Journal of Psychology has found that people who strongly admire celebrities tend to score higher in both materialistic values and narcissistic ...