Self-esteem and materialism in preschool children: The role of theory of mind and parental material indulgence

IF 2.1 2区心理学 Q2 PSYCHOLOGY, DEVELOPMENTAL Journal of Applied Developmental Psychology Pub Date : 2024-11-01 Epub Date: 2024-10-15 DOI:10.1016/j.appdev.2024.101716

Agata Trzcińska, Wojciech Podsiadłowski, Patrycja Golus, Jowita Wieleszczyk

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Recent studies indicate that even preschool children can develop materialistic tendencies. In a sample of 219 children attending Polish preschools (47 % female, M_age = 65.30 months, SD = 12.18 months, all White) and their parents (84 % female, M_age = 38.27 years, SD = 4.78 years), we assessed children's materialism, self-esteem, theory of mind, and parental material indulgence. Moderation analyses revealed that the relation between self-esteem and materialism becomes apparent with the development of theory of mind (R² = 0.15). Furthermore, we found that this effect may be amplified by high levels of parental material indulgence (R² = 0.17 for the co-moderating model). Our findings provide new insights into how child development and parental behavior interact to influence a child's materialistic tendencies.

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学龄前儿童的自尊和物质主义：心理理论和父母物质溺爱的作用

最近的研究表明，即使是学龄前儿童也会产生物质主义倾向。我们以波兰学龄前儿童（47%为女性，年龄=65.30个月，平均年龄=12.18个月，均为白人）及其家长（84%为女性，年龄=38.27岁，平均年龄=4.78岁）共219人为样本，对儿童的物质主义、自尊、心智理论和家长的物质溺爱进行了评估。调节分析显示，自尊与物质主义之间的关系随着心智理论的发展而变得明显（R2 = 0.15）。此外，我们还发现，父母对物质的高度溺爱可能会放大这种影响（共同调节模型的 R2 = 0.17）。我们的研究结果为了解儿童发展和父母行为如何相互作用影响儿童的物质主义倾向提供了新的视角。

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Journal of Applied Developmental Psychology PSYCHOLOGY, DEVELOPMENTAL-

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期刊介绍： The Journal of Applied Developmental Psychology focuses on two key concepts: human development, which refers to the psychological transformations and modifications that occur during the life cycle and influence an individual behavior within the social milieu; and application of knowledge, which is derived from investigating variables in the developmental process. Its contributions cover research that deals with traditional life span markets (age, social roles, biological status, environmental variables) and broadens the scopes of study to include variables that promote understanding of psychological processes and their onset and development within the life span. Most importantly.