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Self-Esteem and Materialism in Preschool Children: the Role of Theory of Mind and Parental Material Indulgence

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  • Trzcińska, Agata

    (University of Warsaw)

  • Podsiadłowski, Wojciech
  • Golus, Patrycja
  • Wieleszczyk, Jowita

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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, Mage = 65.30 months, SD = 12.18, all White) and their parents (84% female, Mage = 38.27 years, SD = 4.78), 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 = .15). Furthermore, we found that this effect may be amplified by high levels of parental material indulgence (R2 = .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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  • Trzcińska, Agata & Podsiadłowski, Wojciech & Golus, Patrycja & Wieleszczyk, Jowita, 2024. "Self-Esteem and Materialism in Preschool Children: the Role of Theory of Mind and Parental Material Indulgence," OSF Preprints 7x2ef, Center for Open Science.
    • Handle: RePEc:osf:osfxxx:7x2ef
    DOI: 10.31219/osf.io/7x2ef
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