Abstract
The present investigation examined the influence of materialism and gratitude on subjective well-being under two different conceptualizations of this construct: subjective well-being as a construct with three independent components and subjective well-being as a second other factor with three first order factors. 386 participants from Mexico completed a battery of questionnaires measuring gratitude, materialism, positive and negative affect and life satisfaction. Results showed a negative influence of materialism on positive affect, life satisfaction and overall sense of subjective well-being and a positive influence on negative affect. Gratitude had a positive influence on positive affect, life satisfaction and overall sense of subjective well-being. Results also showed that gratitude did not influence negative affect directly, but indirectly through its influence on overall sense of subjective well-being. The implications of our findings were discussed.
Highlights
The present investigation examined the influence of materialism and gratitude on subjective well-being under two different conceptualizations of this construct: sub jective well-b eing as a construct with three independent components and sub jective well-b eing as a second other factor with three first order factors. 386 participants from Mexico completed a battery of questionnaires measuring gratitude, materialism, positive and negative affect and life satisfaction
The purpose of the present investigation is to compare and contrast the influence of gratitude and materialism on subjective well-being under two different conceptualizations: 1) subjective well-being treated as a construct with three different, separate components: life satisfaction, positive and negative affect and 2) subjective well-being treated as a higher order factor, reflected in three first-order factors: life satisfaction, positive affect and negative affect
We report the χ2, Root Mean Square Error of Approximation (RMSEA), and the Incremental Fit Index (IFI) for each of the analysis conducted
Summary
Participants were 386 (247 females and 139 males) college students from two private universities in Mexico City and Puebla. The SWLS is a five-item questionnaire designed to measure satisfaction with life. Each item is scored on a scale ranging from 1 to 5, where 1 represents “strongly disagree” and 5 represents “strongly agree.”. The scale has shown adequate psychometric properties for scientific research in previous studies (e.g., significant loadings and a coefficient of internal consistency of 0.78) (Puente-Díaz & Cavazos-Arroyo, 2017). Big Five Inventory (BFI) (Benet-Martínez & John, 1998) This measure uses 44 short phrases to assess extraversion, agreeableness, conscientiousness, neuroticism, and openness to experience. For the purpose of this study, we used an abbreviated scale, four items for each variable, to measure extraversion and neuroticism. The Gratitude Scale (McCullough, Emmons, & Tsang, 2002) This questionnaire contains six items measuring trait gratitude. The scale showed adequate psychometric properties for scientific research (e.g., significant loadings and a coefficient of internal consistency of 0.74)
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