Re-examining the Experiential Advantage in Consumption: A Meta-Analysis and Review

2020 ◽  
Author(s):  
Evan Weingarten ◽  
Joseph K Goodman
Keyword(s):  
Consumer Research ◽  
Meta Analysis ◽  
Well Being ◽  
Psychological Needs ◽  
Dependent Measure ◽  
Lower Socioeconomic Status ◽  
Negative Experiences ◽  
Lower Socioeconomic ◽  
Material Goods ◽  
Research Stream

Abstract A wealth of consumer research has proposed an experiential advantage: consumers yield greater happiness from purchasing experiences compared to material possessions. While this research stream has undoubtedly influenced consumer research, few have questioned its limitations, explored moderators, or investigated filedrawer effects. This has left marketing managers, consumers, and researchers questioning the relevance of the experiential advantage. To address these questions, the authors develop a model of consumer happiness and well-being based on psychological needs (i.e., autonomy, relatedness, self-esteem, and meaningfulness), and conduct an experiential advantage meta-analysis to test this model. Collecting 360 effect sizes from 141 studies, the meta-analysis supports the experiential advantage (d = 0.383, 95% CI [0.336, 0.430]), of which approximately a third of the effect may be attributable to publication bias. The analysis finds differential effects depending on the type of dependent measure, suggesting that the experiential advantage may be more tied to relatedness than to happiness and willingness to pay. The experiential advantage is reduced for negative experiences, for solitary experiences, for lower socioeconomic status consumers, and when experiences provide a similar level of utilitarian benefits relative to material goods. Finally, results suggest future studies in this literature should use larger sample sizes than current practice.

scholarly journals National religiosity eases the psychological burden of poverty

2021 ◽  
Vol 118 (39) ◽  
pp. e2103913118
Author(s):  
Jana B. Berkessel ◽  
Jochen E. Gebauer ◽  
Mohsen Joshanloo ◽  
Wiebke Bleidorn ◽  
Peter J. Rentfrow ◽  
...  
Keyword(s):  
Socioeconomic Status ◽  
Well Being ◽  
Data Sets ◽  
Societal Change ◽  
Human Suffering ◽  
Lower Socioeconomic Status ◽  
Psychological Burden ◽  
Lower Socioeconomic ◽  
Low Levels ◽  
Developed Nations

Lower socioeconomic status (SES) harms psychological well-being, an effect responsible for widespread human suffering. This effect has long been assumed to weaken as nations develop economically. Recent evidence, however, has contradicted this fundamental assumption, finding instead that the psychological burden of lower SES is even greater in developed nations than in developing ones. That evidence has elicited consternation because it suggests that economic development is no cure for the psychological burden of lower SES. So, why is that burden greatest in developed nations? Here, we test whether national religiosity can explain this puzzle. National religiosity is particularly low in developed nations. Consequently, developed nations lack religious norms that may ease the burden of lower SES. Drawing on three different data sets of 1,567,204, 1,493,207, and 274,393 people across 156, 85, and 92 nations, we show that low levels of national religiosity can account for the greater burden of lower SES in developed nations. This finding suggests that, as national religiosity continues to decline, lower SES will become increasingly harmful for well-being—a societal change that is socially consequential and demands political attention.

scholarly journals Refugee women’s experience of the resettlement process: a qualitative study

2019 ◽  
Vol 19 (1) ◽  
Author(s):  
Elisabeth Mangrio ◽  
Slobodan Zdravkovic ◽  
Elisabeth Carlson
Keyword(s):  
Health Care Services ◽  
Well Being ◽  
Access To Education ◽  
Lower Socioeconomic Status ◽  
Host Countries ◽  
Refugee Women ◽  
Care Services ◽  
Lower Socioeconomic ◽  
Qualitative Interview Study ◽  
Resilience Factors

Abstract Background Resettlement can be particularly challenging for women as having a lower socioeconomic status and language barriers, may impede women’s access to education, employment opportunities, health-care services, as well as the cultural, social, material and resilience factors that facilitate adjustment and adaption. Thus, the aim of this study is to further explore the perception of refugee women in Sweden concerning their situation during active participation in the resettlement process in the country. Methods Qualitative interview study with 11 recently arrived refugee women who had received their residence permits and were enrolled in the resettlement process. The interviews were conducted in Swedish with the support of an authorized Arabic translator present by telephone. Results Refugee women suffered from being separated from their loved ones and felt compelled to achieve something of value in the host country. All experienced both physical and mental anguish. Conclusions Stakeholders in societies that receive refugee women should stress the importance of finding opportunities for and fast entrance into employment in the host countries. This would be beneficial for the integration and well-being of refugee women after migration.

scholarly journals The thick skin bias in judgments about people in poverty

2020 ◽  
pp. 1-26
Author(s):  
NATHAN N. CHEEK ◽  
ELDAR SHAFIR
Keyword(s):  
Socioeconomic Status ◽  
Life Events ◽  
Representative Sample ◽  
Lower Socioeconomic Status ◽  
Negative Experiences ◽  
Lower Socioeconomic ◽  
Wide Range ◽  
Nationally Representative ◽  
Thick Skin ◽  
People’S Perceptions

Abstract We present a series of studies documenting what we call a ‘thick skin bias’ in people's perceptions of those living in poverty. Across a wide range of life events, from major to minor, people of lower socioeconomic status (SES) are systematically perceived as being less harmed by negative experiences than higher-SES people, even when this is patently false. In 18 studies, including a pre-registered survey of a nationally representative sample, we find that laypeople and professionals show the thick skin bias. We distinguish the bias from a tendency to dehumanize those in poverty and argue it cannot be attributed to the belief that the mere expectation that bad things will happen buffers people in poverty from suffering. The thick skin bias has potentially profound implications for the institutional and interpersonal neglect of those most in need of greater care and resources.

scholarly journals Unravelling the Effects of the Healthy Primary School of the Future: For Whom and Where Is It Effective?

Nutrients ◽  
2019 ◽  
Vol 11 (9) ◽  
pp. 2119 ◽  
Author(s):  
Nina Bartelink ◽  
Patricia van Assema ◽  
Stef Kremers ◽  
Hans Savelberg ◽  
Dorus Gevers ◽  
...  
Keyword(s):  
Primary School ◽  
Health Behaviours ◽  
Well Being ◽  
Lower Socioeconomic Status ◽  
Whole School ◽  
Lower Socioeconomic ◽  
The Future ◽  
Home Context ◽  
Quasi Experimental ◽  
At Home

The ‘Healthy Primary School of the Future’ (HPSF) aims to integrate health and well-being within the whole school system. This study examined the two-year effects of HPSF on children’s dietary and physical activity (PA) behaviours at school and at home and investigated whether child characteristics or the home context moderated these effects. This study (n = 1676 children) has a quasi-experimental design with four intervention schools, i.e., two full HPSF (focus: nutrition and PA), two partial HPSF (focus: PA), and four control schools. Measurements consisted of accelerometry (Actigraph GT3X+) and questionnaires. Favourable effects on children’s dietary and PA behaviours at school were found in the full HPSF; in the partial HPSF, only on PA behaviours. Children in the full HPSF did not compensate at home for the improved health behaviours at school, while in the partial HPSF, the children became less active at home. In both the full and partial HPSF, less favourable effects at school were found for younger children. At home, less favourable effects were found for children with a lower socioeconomic status. Overall, the effect of the full HPSF on children’s dietary and PA behaviours was larger and more equally beneficial for all children than that of the partial HPSF.

scholarly journals Race Comparisons on Need for Achievement: A Meta-Analytic Alternative to Graham’s Narrative Review

1995 ◽  
Vol 65 (4) ◽  
pp. 483-508 ◽  
Author(s):  
Harris Cooper ◽  
Nancy Dorr
Keyword(s):  
Meta Analysis ◽  
Race Differences ◽  
Self Concept ◽  
Need For Achievement ◽  
Race Difference ◽  
Lower Socioeconomic Status ◽  
Lower Socioeconomic ◽  
Blacks And Whites ◽  
The Difference ◽  
Method Of Assessment

A box score review conducted by Graham (1994) concluded that no difference existed between Blacks and Whites on measures of need for achievement. A meta-analysis reported in this article using the same research base revealed reliable and complex race differences. Overall, Whites scored higher than Blacks on measures of need for achievement, but the race difference all but disappeared in studies conducted after 1970. As a possible explanation, the meta-analysis revealed that since 1970 samples of participants from various socioeconomic levels have been preferred and that such samples showed differences between races of only half the size of those shown for samples of participants of strictly lower socioeconomic status. The method of assessment and the age and education of participants also influenced outcomes of race comparisons. Finally, Graham concluded that the research showed a consistent pattern of more positive self-concept of ability among Blacks than Whites. The meta-analysis also found this effect but revealed it to be smaller (though nonsignificantly so) than the difference in need for achievement rejected by the box score. Thus, the meta-analysis found that effects are no larger in an area where Graham concluded they existed than in an area where she concluded they did not.

Pathways to Student Motivation: A Meta-Analysis of Antecedents of Autonomous and Controlled Motivations

2021 ◽  
pp. 003465432110424
Author(s):  
Julien S. Bureau ◽  
Joshua L. Howard ◽  
Jane X. Y. Chong ◽  
Frédéric Guay
Keyword(s):  
Student Motivation ◽  
Autonomy Support ◽  
Meta Analysis ◽  
Well Being ◽  
Psychological Needs ◽  
Need Satisfaction ◽  
Acting Out ◽  
Support Providers ◽  
Psychological Need ◽  
Parental Autonomy Support

Students’ self-determined motivation (acting out of interest, curiosity, and abiding values) is associated with higher academic well-being, persistence, and achievement. Self-determination theory posits that self-determined motivation is dependent on the satisfaction of three psychological needs (relatedness, competence, and autonomy), which are in turn facilitated through need-supportive behaviors from notable others. In this meta-analysis, conducted over 144 studies and more than 79,000 students, we sought to overview pathways to student motivation in order to verify (1) how do psychological needs rank in the strength of their prediction of self-determined motivation and (2) which autonomy-support providers (parents or teachers) are the most relevant for psychological need satisfaction in students and self-determined motivation. Results show that teacher autonomy support predicts students’ need satisfaction and self-determined motivation more strongly than parental autonomy support. In addition, competence is the most positive predictor of self-determined motivation, followed by autonomy and then by relatedness.

Elevating the Objectives of Higher Education to Effectively Serve Students From Diverse Socioeconomic Backgrounds

2021 ◽  
Vol 8 (1) ◽  
pp. 59-66
Author(s):  
Mesmin Destin ◽  
R. Josiah Rosario ◽  
Shirin Vossoughi
Keyword(s):  
Social Psychology ◽  
Higher Education ◽  
Well Being ◽  
Financial Resources ◽  
Central Theme ◽  
Lower Socioeconomic Status ◽  
Lower Socioeconomic ◽  
Socioeconomic Diversity ◽  
Multiple Levels ◽  
Participation In Higher Education

As colleges and universities expand the socioeconomic diversity of their student populations, many policies and practices require reconceptualization to better serve all students. Recent social psychology and learning sciences research directly informs how to support the achievement and well-being of students from lower socioeconomic status backgrounds, with attention to intersecting minoritized identities. These approaches challenge assimilationist and deficit-based views of student identities in addressing factors at multiple levels of their sociocultural contexts. Building from the evidence, recommendations emphasize committing financial resources to allow for full access and participation in higher education. Also, specific faculty practices and development opportunities can enhance teaching. Finally, community emerges as a central theme; recommendations enhance student connections within and beyond the college environment.

Emotional Impact Feedback Changes How We Remember Negative Autobiographical Experiences

2010 ◽  
Vol 57 (5) ◽  
pp. 354-359 ◽  
Author(s):  
Melanie K. T. Takarangi ◽  
Deryn Strange
Keyword(s):  
Well Being ◽  
The Other ◽  
Personal Perspective ◽  
Emotional Impact ◽  
Potential Mechanism ◽  
Negative Experiences ◽  
Negative Memory ◽  
The Relationship ◽  
Negative Memories ◽  
Over Time

When people are told that their negative memories are worse than other people’s, do they later remember those events differently? We asked participants to recall a recent negative memory then, 24 h later, we gave some participants feedback about the emotional impact of their event – stating it was more or less negative compared to other people’s experiences. One week later, participants recalled the event again. We predicted that if feedback affected how participants remembered their negative experiences, their ratings of the memory’s characteristics should change over time. That is, when participants are told that their negative event is extremely negative, their memories should be more vivid, recollected strongly, and remembered from a personal perspective, compared to participants in the other conditions. Our results provide support for this hypothesis. We suggest that external feedback might be a potential mechanism in the relationship between negative memories and psychological well-being.

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