The Significance of Playing Dress Up Games on Children’s Materialism

Table 5: Children Materialism

	M	SD
Do you think it’s important to own expensive things?	4.94	2.96
Do you think it’s important to own a lot of money?	6.54	3.01
Do you think it’s important to own expensive clothes?	4.76	2.74
Do you think it’s important to own expensive brands?	4.63	2.89
Do you think it’s important to be able to buy a lot of things?	5.74	2.99
Do you think it’s important get a lot of presents for your birthday?	6.73	3.07
Does buying expensive things make you happy?	6.2	2.76
Does having a lot of Money make you happy?	6.87	2.75
Would you be happier if you owned more clothes that are expensive?	5.97	2.73
Would you be happier if you could buy more brands that are expensive?	5.75	2.87
Would you be happier if you owned more things?	6.18	2.70
Do you feel unhappy if you don’t get the things you really want to have?	6.46	2.72
Do you think children having expensive things are more fun than other children?	4.92	2.71
Do you think children having a lot of money are more fun than other children?	4.38	2.59
Do you think children having expensive clothes are more fun than other children?	4.7	2.68
Do you think children like you more if you have many expensive things?	5.35	2.71

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