Medical Xpress: PHYSorg news tagged with: materialism http://medicalxpress.com/ en-us Medical Xpress internet news portal provides the latest news on Health and Medicine. Study shows growing gap between teens' materialism and desire to work hard Are today's youth really more materialistic and less motivated than past generations, or do adults tend to perceive moral weakness in the next generation? http://medicalxpress.com/news/2013-05-gap-teens-materialism-desire-hard.html Psychology & Psychiatry Wed, 01 May 2013 13:00:21 EST news286625208 Cell phone addiction similar to compulsive buying and credit card misuse, study finds Cell phone and instant messaging addictions are driven by materialism and impulsiveness and can be compared to consumption pathologies like compulsive buying and credit card misuse, according to a Baylor University study in the Journal of Behavioral Addictions. http://medicalxpress.com/news/2012-11-cell-addiction-similar-compulsive-credit.html Psychology & Psychiatry Wed, 28 Nov 2012 13:28:56 EST news273331720 A grateful state: Gratitude is vital to well-being, research shows Before we eat Thanksgiving dinner at my house, along with saying grace, each of the 20 or so people at the table takes a turn lighting a candle and expressing gratitude. The appreciation can be lighthearted - for mashed potatoes or a day off from school. Or the thankfulness may be accompanied by a heavy heart - for the memories of a loved one recently passed. http://medicalxpress.com/news/2012-11-state-gratitude-vital-well-being.html Psychology & Psychiatry Thu, 22 Nov 2012 12:30:01 EST news272803829 Unhappy kids are more materialistic, study finds (HealthDay) -- Unhappy kids are more likely to become materialistic than children who are happy with their lives, a new study from the Netherlands suggests. http://medicalxpress.com/news/2012-08-unhappy-kids-materialistic.html Pediatrics Wed, 22 Aug 2012 03:41:17 EST news264825668