The Chinese adolescent materialism scale: Psychometric properties and normative profiles

Daniel T.L. SHEK; Cecilia M.S. MA; Li LIN

doi:10.1515/ijdhd-2014-0314

The Chinese adolescent materialism scale: Psychometric properties and normative profiles

Daniel T.L. SHEK^*, Cecilia M.S. MA, Li LIN

^*Corresponding author for this work

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Abstract

Although a preoccupation with material possessions is a growing concern in Chinese adolescents, there is a lack of validated measures of adolescent materialism in different Chinese contexts. Based on a thorough literature review, the Chinese Adolescent Materialism Scale (CAMS) was developed and administered in 1658 Chinese secondary school students. Results showed that the CAMS was internally consistent. Factor analyses showed that three factors were intrinsic to the scale. Consistent with expectations, the CAMS scores were significantly related to measures of morality, egocentrism, spirituality, and empathy. Analyses of responses to the CAMS items revealed that a significant proportion of respondents displayed materialistic beliefs.

Original language	English
Pages (from-to)	285-295
Number of pages	11
Journal	International Journal on Disability and Human Development
Volume	13
Issue number	2
Early online date	12 Apr 2014
DOIs	https://doi.org/10.1515/ijdhd-2014-0314
Publication status	Published - 2014
Externally published	Yes

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The preparation for this paper and the study are financially supported by The Law Society of Hong Kong.

Keywords

Chinese adolescents
factor structure
materialism
psychometric properties
reliability
validity

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