Materialism moderates the impact of mortality salience on impulsive tendencies toward luxury brands. Issue 2 (7th February 2018)

• Record Type: Journal Article
• Authors: Audrin, Catherine; Cheval, Boris; Chanal, Julien
• Is Part Of: Death studies. Volume 42:Issue 2(2018)
• Page Start: 115
• Page End: 122
• Publication Date: 2018-02-07
• Subjects: Death -- Psychological aspects -- Periodicals; Terminal care -- Periodicals; Death -- Moral and ethical aspects -- Periodicals; 306.9
• DOI: 10.1080/07481187.2017.1334008
• Languages: English
• ISSNs: 0748-1187

Abstract

ABSTRACT: Luxury goods have been shown to help individuals coping with death-related anxiety. However, the extent to which the symbolic value allocated to possessions (i.e., materialism) moderates this effect is still unclear. Here, we investigated the impact of materialism on impulsive approach tendencies toward luxury clothing brands in a context of mortality salience. Results showed that the impact of mortality salience was moderated by materialism with lower impulsive approach tendencies toward luxury clothing brands observed in non-materialistic participants. These findings highlight how materialism values may impact luxury consumption through impulsive pathways in a situation of death-related anxiety.