Investigating the influencers of materialism in adolescence
This article presents results of a research whose objective was to identify the influential attributes in the level of materialism among adolescents in Brazil. The review of the literature contemplated discussions about the materialism among adolescents that culminated in the proposition of a th...
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| author | Marcelo de Rezende Pinto Alisson Oliveira Mota Ramon Silva Leite Ricardo César Alves |
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| description | This article presents results of a research whose objective was to identify
the influential attributes in the level of materialism among adolescents in
Brazil. The review of the literature contemplated discussions about the
materialism among adolescents that culminated in the proposition of a
theoretical model to be tested empirically. The model was composed of
three influencer variables of materialism (age, economic class, gender) and
by seven influencer constructs (communication with friends,
communication with parents, effect of peers, media exposure, attitudes to
adverts, attraction of celebrities and self-esteem). Fieldwork involved
1,353 adolescents between the ages of 11 and 18 from public and private
schools at elementary and middle school level. For the analysis of the data
the structural equation modeling was used. Among the results, it can be
emphasized that the major influencers of the level of materialism among
adolescen |
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| spelling | doaj.art-a7ef7ca058f543a5ab13d7c8f7adc2302022-12-21T17:31:48ZengUniversity of the Algarve - ESGHT - CIEOTourism & Management Studies2182-84662017-01-011316674Investigating the influencers of materialism in adolescenceMarcelo de Rezende Pinto0Alisson Oliveira Mota1Ramon Silva Leite2Ricardo César Alves3Pontifícia Universidade Católica de Minas Gerais, Av. Itaú, 525, Bairro Dom Cabral – CEP, 30535-012 Belo Horizonte – MG, BrazilPontifícia Universidade Católica de Minas Gerais, Av. Itaú, 525, Bairro Dom Cabral – CEP, 30535-012 Belo Horizonte – MG, BrazilPontifícia Universidade Católica de Minas Gerais, Av. Itaú, 525, Bairro Dom Cabral – CEP, 30535-012 Belo Horizonte – MG, BrazilPontifícia Universidade Católica de Minas Gerais, Av. Itaú, 525, Bairro Dom Cabral – CEP, 30535-012 Belo Horizonte – MG, BrazilThis article presents results of a research whose objective was to identify the influential attributes in the level of materialism among adolescents in Brazil. The review of the literature contemplated discussions about the materialism among adolescents that culminated in the proposition of a theoretical model to be tested empirically. The model was composed of three influencer variables of materialism (age, economic class, gender) and by seven influencer constructs (communication with friends, communication with parents, effect of peers, media exposure, attitudes to adverts, attraction of celebrities and self-esteem). Fieldwork involved 1,353 adolescents between the ages of 11 and 18 from public and private schools at elementary and middle school level. For the analysis of the data the structural equation modeling was used. Among the results, it can be emphasized that the major influencers of the level of materialism among adolescenhttps://tmstudies.net/index.php/ectms/article/view/971/pdf_47consumptionmaterialismeffect of peersattraction of celebritiesadolescents |
| spellingShingle | Marcelo de Rezende Pinto Alisson Oliveira Mota Ramon Silva Leite Ricardo César Alves Investigating the influencers of materialism in adolescence Tourism & Management Studies consumption materialism effect of peers attraction of celebrities adolescents |
| title | Investigating the influencers of materialism in adolescence |
| title_full | Investigating the influencers of materialism in adolescence |
| title_fullStr | Investigating the influencers of materialism in adolescence |
| title_full_unstemmed | Investigating the influencers of materialism in adolescence |
| title_short | Investigating the influencers of materialism in adolescence |
| title_sort | investigating the influencers of materialism in adolescence |
| topic | consumption materialism effect of peers attraction of celebrities adolescents |
| url | https://tmstudies.net/index.php/ectms/article/view/971/pdf_47 |
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