People with a strong materialistic value orientation (MVO) believe that the acquisition of more money and expensive material possessions will improve their wellbeing and social standing. Paradoxically, striving for evermore money and material goods as a means of improving wellbeing often undermines quality of life. This paper documents how MVO has been linked to poorer wellbeing across different facets of wellbeing (personal, social, and environmental) and that these negative associations have been recorded across the lifespan. However, it also shows that the link is complex in that it can be moderated by certain personal and cultural factors and is bidirectional in its nature. By demonstrating a predominantly negative effect of MVO on wellbeing, the evidence highlights a need for interventions to reduce MVO and alter how people relate to material possessions.

具有强烈物质主义价值取向 (MVO) 的人认为，获得更多金钱和昂贵的物质财富将改善他们的幸福感和社会地位。矛盾的是，追求更多的金钱和物质商品作为改善福祉的手段往往会破坏生活质量。本文记录了 MVO 如何与福祉的不同方面（个人、社会和环境）的较差福祉相关联，并且这些负面关联已在整个生命周期中记录下来。然而，它也表明这种联系是复杂的，因为它可以受到某些个人和文化因素的影响，并且在本质上是双向的。通过展示 MVO 对健康的主要负面影响，