wellbeing studies

How Does Consumerism Affect Us?

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How Does Consumerism Affect Us? As well as obvious social and economic problems, consumerism is destroying our environment. As the demand for goods increases, the need to produce these goods also increases. This leads to more pollutant emissions, increased land-use and deforestation, and accelerated climate change [4]. What is consumerism and its effects? As well

How Does Consumerism Affect Mental Health?

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How Does Consumerism Affect Mental Health? Buying stuff to meet our needs of course plays an important role in people’s lives, but wellbeing studies illustrate that materialistic tendencies are linked to decreased life satisfaction, happiness, vitality and social cooperation, and increases in depression, anxiety, racism and antisocial behaviour. How does consumerism affect us? As well