We are all everyday psychologists . . .

We are all everyday psychologists. Psychology, the study of human behavior, is something all we use every day of our lives whether we realize it or not. The aim of this blog is to gather and reflect upon web-wide information about human behavior to enhance understanding of ourselves and others.
Showing posts with label consumerism. Show all posts
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Wednesday, May 9, 2012

The Antisocial Consumer

Recent research at Northwestern University supported the old saying that money does not buy happiness and further found that highly materialistic people have higher rates of depression and anxiety and lower rates of social behavior. Why is this so?

Consumerism And Its Antisocial Effects
Posted by Linda Krajewski at 9:00 AM
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