Research finds that materialism and dispositional greed are associated with lower life satisfaction, while higher income is associated with higher well-being.

Is it true that research finds that materialism and dispositional greed are associated with lower life satisfaction, while higher income is associated with higher well-being?

Unclear. One study reports that higher dispositional greed is related to lower satisfaction with life, and several reviews or studies link materialism to well-being, but only in specific samples or as topics of study. No retrieved item addresses the claim's income-and-well-being half, so the evidence covers only part of the claim.

Verdict: PARTIAL LEAN · 4 sources for, 0 against · Last checked 2 Oct 2026

The private library was unavailable for some searches in this check. Missing library results are not evidence against the claim.

Consumer’s subjective financial well‐being: A systematic review and research agenda. (n.d.). cir.nii.ac.jp. https://doi.org/10.1111/ijcs.12668

Greed: What Is It Good for? - PMC Lock. (n.d.). pmc.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov. https://doi.org/10.1177/01461672221140355

Fatt, C. K., Sim, O. F., & P., M. G. (2013). Materialism and Well-Being: The Moderating Effects of Religiosity on Young Malaysian Consumers. eric.ed.gov. https://doi.org/10.1080/13617672.2013.801693

Sarinya, L., Jaratchwahn, J., Sim, O. F., & P., M. G. (2012). Clarifying the relationship between materialism and well-being: testing for reciprocal and third-variable effects. doi.org. https://doi.org/10.1080/12297119.2012.644035