Neuroticism versus emotionality as mediators of the negative relationship between materialism and well-being
Author
Faculty Advisor
Date
2021
Keywords
neuroticism, well-being, materialism, mediation analysis
Abstract (summary)
The purpose of the study was to investigate the relationship between, neuroticism, emotionality well-being and
materialism. A series of mediation analyses were conducted with data obtained from a set of questionnaires
completed by University students. The results indicated that neuroticism and emotionality were mediators in the
well-being-materialism relationship. However, this relationship is dependent upon whether neuroticism or
emotionality is measured as the three neuroticism measures utilized were significant mediators whereas the
HEXACO emotionality scale was not. A facet-level analysis was conducted with the IPIP-NEO facets of volatility
and withdrawal and with the HEXACO facets of sentimentality/dependence and withdrawal. In either case,
withdrawal was a significant mediator in the materialism well-being relationship, whereas volatility or sentimentality/dependence was not. The results highlight the differences between neuroticism and HEXACO
emotionality and add additional insight into the relationship between materialism and lower well-being. These
findings suggest possible methods of decreasing materialistic tendencies and increasing subjective well-being.
Publication Information
Watson, D. C. (2021). Neuroticism versus emotionality as mediators of the negative relationship between materialism and well-being. Heliyon 7(4), article e06783. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.heliyon.2021.e06783
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Item Type
Article
Language
English
Rights
Attribution-NonCommercial-NoDerivs (CC BY-NC-ND)
