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Dispositional greed: scale development and validation

Goedele Krekels (UGent) , Mario Pandelaere (UGent) and Bert Weijters (UGent)
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Greed is considered a fundamental motive for actions in a materialistic lifestyle. However, no empirical research has investigated causes and consequences of greed. This paper describes the development of a dispositional greed scale, finalized in a 9-item scale including three reversed items. Dispositional greed was found to be an insatiability trait resulting from feelings of insecurity. This leads to higher entitlement to cope with previous deficits and to ensure no future shortages. This directs greedy people to a higher need for control, which by focusing more on their own needs, leads to lower feelings of gratitude and empathy. However, dispositional greed is not an asocial trait, as they focus on others to ensure not falling behind.
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Scale development, Dispositional Greed, Reliability and Validity

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Krekels, Goedele, et al. “Dispositional Greed: Scale Development and Validation.” 41th EMAC Annual Conference, Proceedings, 2012.
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Krekels, G., Pandelaere, M., & Weijters, B. (2012). Dispositional greed: scale development and validation. 41th EMAC Annual Conference, Proceedings. Presented at the 41th EMAC Annual Conference, Lisbon, Portugal.
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Krekels, Goedele, Mario Pandelaere, and Bert Weijters. 2012. “Dispositional Greed: Scale Development and Validation.” In 41th EMAC Annual Conference, Proceedings.
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Krekels, Goedele, Mario Pandelaere, and Bert Weijters. 2012. “Dispositional Greed: Scale Development and Validation.” In 41th EMAC Annual Conference, Proceedings.
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Krekels G, Pandelaere M, Weijters B. Dispositional greed: scale development and validation. In: 41th EMAC Annual Conference, Proceedings. 2012.
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G. Krekels, M. Pandelaere, and B. Weijters, “Dispositional greed: scale development and validation,” in 41th EMAC Annual Conference, Proceedings, Lisbon, Portugal, 2012.
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  abstract     = {{Greed is considered a fundamental motive for actions in a materialistic lifestyle. However, no empirical research has investigated causes and consequences of greed. This paper describes the development of a dispositional greed scale, finalized in a 9-item scale including three reversed items. Dispositional greed was found to be an insatiability trait resulting from feelings of insecurity. This leads to higher entitlement to cope with previous deficits and to ensure no future shortages. This directs greedy people to a higher need for control, which by focusing more on their own needs, leads to lower feelings of gratitude and empathy. However, dispositional greed is not an asocial trait, as they focus on others to ensure not falling behind.}},
  author       = {{Krekels, Goedele and Pandelaere, Mario and Weijters, Bert}},
  booktitle    = {{41th EMAC Annual Conference, Proceedings}},
  keywords     = {{Scale development,Dispositional Greed,Reliability and Validity}},
  language     = {{eng}},
  location     = {{Lisbon, Portugal}},
  pages        = {{7}},
  title        = {{Dispositional greed: scale development and validation}},
  year         = {{2012}},
}