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Development and Validation of Native Material Values Scale for Iran (NMVS-I)
Kambiz Heidarzadeh Hanzaee and Shadi Adibifard
Corresponding Author: Shadi Adibifard
Submitted: February 28, 2012
Accepted: March 16, 2012
Published: July 15, 2012 |
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The present study aims at developing a scale to measure materialism among Iraniansby using famous
material scales through developing and validating a Native specific material value scale. The conceptual model
will be validated and tested for reliability. The population (N = 251) were the students of three branches Islamic
Azad university who completed the questionnaires prepared for the present study. Exploratory and confirmatory
factor analyses were used to identify the related items. Also the order of the effective factors of Friedman test
was used to weight the items. Eleven factors were displayed 5 of which were related to possession whose
subcategories are centrality, nongenerosity, ownership; 3 of the factors were related to generosity which was
called generosity and envy in line with 1 of the factors which was related to happiness that includes luxury or
satisfaction. More research needed to be done on different social groups and culture.
Key words: Iran, materialism, scale development, scale validation, students, ,
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Kambiz Heidarzadeh Hanzaee and Shadi Adibifard, . Development and Validation of Native Material Values Scale for Iran (NMVS-I). Research Journal of Applied Sciences, Engineering and Technology, (14): 2140-2146.
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ISSN (Online): 2040-7467
ISSN (Print): 2040-7459 |
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