Materialism in Chinese adolescents in Hong Kong: Profiles and and social-demographic correlates

Tan Lei Daniel SHEK; Li  LIN; A.M.H.  SIU; B.M.  LEE

Materialism in Chinese adolescents in Hong Kong: Profiles and and social-demographic correlates

Tan Lei Daniel SHEK^*, Li LIN, A.M.H. SIU, B.M. LEE

^*Corresponding author for this work

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Abstract

Although youth development models suggest that materialistic beliefs have a negative impact on adolescent development, empirical studies in this area are scarce. Based on a sample of 2,474 high school students in Hong Kong, this study examined the profiles of materialism and socio-demographic correlates of adolescent materialism. Results showed that more than a quarter of the respondents agreed that earning money is more important than other things. Significant proportions of the respondents also agreed that adolescents in Hong Kong were materialistic. However, the respondents perceived themselves to be less materialistic as compared to adolescents in Hong Kong. Regarding socio-demographic correlates of materialism in adolescents, correlation and regression analyses showed that age, gender, parental education, and family intactness were associated with adolescent materialism. Multiple regression analyses further showed that age, gender, and family intactness were significant predictors of adolescent materialism.

Original language	English
Title of host publication	Advances in Chinese Children, Adolescent and Family Research
Editors	Ariel TENENBAUM, Daniel T.L. SHEK, Moon YM LAW, Joav MERRICK
Publisher	Nova Science Publishers. Inc
Chapter	4
Pages	55-75
Number of pages	21
ISBN (Electronic)	9781536178715
ISBN (Print)	9781536178708
Publication status	Published - Jul 2020
Externally published	Yes

Publication series

Name	Public Health: Practices, Methods and Policies
Publisher	Nova Science Publishers

Bibliographical note

The series of studies on character and moral development in high school students in Hong Kong are financially supported by Wofoo Foundation. This chapter is a re-print with minor revision of an earlier published paper in the International Journal of Child Health and Human Development 2019;12(3) issue with permission.

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SHEK, T. L. D., LIN, L., SIU, A. M. H., & LEE, B. M. (2020). Materialism in Chinese adolescents in Hong Kong: Profiles and and social-demographic correlates. In A. TENENBAUM, D. T. L. SHEK, M. YM. LAW, & J. MERRICK (Eds.), Advances in Chinese Children, Adolescent and Family Research (pp. 55-75). (Public Health: Practices, Methods and Policies). Nova Science Publishers. Inc.

SHEK, Tan Lei Daniel ; LIN, Li ; SIU, A.M.H. et al. / Materialism in Chinese adolescents in Hong Kong: Profiles and and social-demographic correlates. Advances in Chinese Children, Adolescent and Family Research. editor / Ariel TENENBAUM ; Daniel T.L. SHEK ; Moon YM LAW ; Joav MERRICK. Nova Science Publishers. Inc, 2020. pp. 55-75 (Public Health: Practices, Methods and Policies).

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Materialism in Chinese adolescents in Hong Kong: Profiles and and social-demographic correlates. / SHEK, Tan Lei Daniel; LIN, Li ; SIU, A.M.H. et al.
Advances in Chinese Children, Adolescent and Family Research. ed. / Ariel TENENBAUM; Daniel T.L. SHEK; Moon YM LAW; Joav MERRICK. Nova Science Publishers. Inc, 2020. p. 55-75 (Public Health: Practices, Methods and Policies).

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