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Materialism
Success
This scale was developed by Richins and Dawson (1992). This eighteen-item materialism scale has three “subscales” - Success, Acquisition centrality and Happiness.
The following six statements measure "Success".
Please indicate the extent to which you agree with each statement.
1. I admire people who own expensive homes, cars, and clothes.
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Neutral
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Strongly agree
Very strongly agree
2. Some of the most important achievements in life include acquiring material possessions.
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3. I don’t place much emphasis on the amount of material objects people own as a sign of success.
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Very strongly agree
4. The things I own say a lot about how well I’m doing in life.
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5. I like to own things that impress people.
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6. I don’t pay much attention to the material objects other people own.
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Very strongly agree
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