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Abstract：
Studies consistently show that materialism might be a strategy people use to cope with low self-esteem. This link might differ among people holding different definitions of the \"self\" in terms of their relationships with others, however. This research examined the link between self-esteem and materialistic values from the perspective of how people define the self, or their self-construal. In three studies, we explored the moderating role of self-construal in the link between Chinese participants\' self-esteem and materialistic values. Through a self-report survey (Study 1, N = 422), experimental manipulation of self-construal (Study 2, N = 151), and experimental manipulation of both self-esteem and self-construal (Study 3, N = 123), results indicated that self-esteem and self-construal interacted in predicting materialistic values. Specifically, self-esteem negatively predicted materialistic values when interdependent self-construal was low, but not when it was high. We suggest that individuals\' pursuit of materialism under conditions of low self-esteem might depend on how they define the \"self.\"
摘要：
研究一致表明，唯物主义可能是人们用来应对低自尊的策略。在与他人的关系方面，对“自我”有不同定义的人之间，这种联系可能会有所不同。however.这项研究从人们如何定义自我的角度考察了自尊和物质价值观之间的联系，或者他们的自我建构。在三项研究中，我们探讨了自我建构在中国参与者自尊与物质价值观之间的调节作用。通过自我报告调查(研究1，N=422)，自我构念的实验操作(研究2，N=151)，以及自尊和自我建构的实验操纵(研究3，N=123)，结果表明，自尊和自我建构在预测唯物主义价值观方面相互作用。具体来说,当相互依存的自我建构较低时，自尊会负面地预测物质价值观，但不是在高的时候。我们认为，个人在低自尊条件下追求唯物主义可能取决于他们如何定义“自我”。\"
