Publication: Effects of family structure and socialization on materialism: A life course study in Thailand
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2009-01-01
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14706431
14706423
14706423
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Mahidol University
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International Journal of Consumer Studies. Vol.33, No.4 (2009), 486-495
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Hung Vu Nguyen, George P. Moschis, Randall Shannon Effects of family structure and socialization on materialism: A life course study in Thailand. International Journal of Consumer Studies. Vol.33, No.4 (2009), 486-495. doi:10.1111/j.1470-6431.2009.00778.x Retrieved from: https://repository.li.mahidol.ac.th/handle/20.500.14594/27364
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Effects of family structure and socialization on materialism: A life course study in Thailand
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Consumer researchers have long been interested in understanding the development of materialistic attitudes and values in different cultural settings. The life course approach, which has developed recently as an interdisciplinary programme for studying various aspects of behaviour, was used as an overarching framework for studying the development of materialism in Thailand. Specifically, the paper first presents the general conceptual framework that serves as a blueprint for discussing theoretical perspectives. Next, hypotheses derived from life course perspectives are formulated, and a survey of young adults (ages 20 to 32) is used to test them. We found that family disruption influences materialism only among those young adults from lower social classes. Findings of this paper have implications for theory development and suggest directions for future research. Journal compilation © 2009 Blackwell Publishing Ltd.