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.
Acknowledgments
The preparation for this paper and the study are financially supported by The Law Society of Hong Kong.
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Artikel in diesem Heft
- Frontmatter
- Editorial
- Statistical analyses in human development research
- Reviews
- Use of structural equation modeling in human development research
- Application of SPSS linear mixed methods to adolescent development research: basic concepts and steps
- How to plot growth curves based on SPSS output? Illustrations based on a study on adolescent development
- Confirmatory factor analysis using AMOS: a demonstration
- Testing factorial invariance across groups: an illustration using AMOS
- The use of confirmatory factor analyses in adolescent research: Project P.A.T.H.S. in Hong Kong
- Family functioning, positive youth development, and internet addiction in junior secondary school students: structural equation modeling using AMOS
- Original Articles
- Using structural equation modeling to examine consumption of pornographic materials in Chinese adolescents in Hong Kong
- Intention to engage in sexual behavior: influence of family functioning and positive youth development over time
- Objective outcome evaluation of a positive youth development program in China
- Subjective outcome evaluation of the training program of the project P.A.T.H.S.: findings based on the revised training program
- Subjective outcome evaluation of a positive youth development program in China
- The Chinese Adolescent Materialism Scale: psychometric properties and normative profiles
- The Chinese Adolescent Egocentrism Scale: psychometric properties and normative profiles
Artikel in diesem Heft
- Frontmatter
- Editorial
- Statistical analyses in human development research
- Reviews
- Use of structural equation modeling in human development research
- Application of SPSS linear mixed methods to adolescent development research: basic concepts and steps
- How to plot growth curves based on SPSS output? Illustrations based on a study on adolescent development
- Confirmatory factor analysis using AMOS: a demonstration
- Testing factorial invariance across groups: an illustration using AMOS
- The use of confirmatory factor analyses in adolescent research: Project P.A.T.H.S. in Hong Kong
- Family functioning, positive youth development, and internet addiction in junior secondary school students: structural equation modeling using AMOS
- Original Articles
- Using structural equation modeling to examine consumption of pornographic materials in Chinese adolescents in Hong Kong
- Intention to engage in sexual behavior: influence of family functioning and positive youth development over time
- Objective outcome evaluation of a positive youth development program in China
- Subjective outcome evaluation of the training program of the project P.A.T.H.S.: findings based on the revised training program
- Subjective outcome evaluation of a positive youth development program in China
- The Chinese Adolescent Materialism Scale: psychometric properties and normative profiles
- The Chinese Adolescent Egocentrism Scale: psychometric properties and normative profiles