Materialism on the Basis of Perceived Social Support, Self-Esteem and Decision Making Styles in Adolescents

The aim of this study was to predict materialism on basis of perceived social support, self-esteem and decision making styles. Two hundred high school female students were selected from high schools in Tehran by multistage sampling method. The participants completed the Material Value scale (Richihs & Dawson 1992), Perceived Social Support Scale (Zimet, Dahlem, Zimet & Farley, 1988), Decision Making Styles Scale (Schott & Broce, 1995), and Self-Esteem Scale (Rosenberg, 1965). The result of multiple regression analysis indicated that self-esteem, dependent, avoidant, and intuition decision making styles, and also family support can predict materialism. As a result, it can be concluded that by clarifying the role of self-esteem, social support and decision making in predicting materialism, this phenomenon may be reduced.