The present set of studies aimed to explore the effect of self-esteem on corrupt intention and the mediating role of materialism in generating this effect. In Study 1, we used questionnaires to investigate the correlation among self-esteem, materialism, and corrupt intention. In Study 2, we manipulated self-esteem to explore the causal effect of self-esteem on materialism and corrupt intention. In Study 3, we manipulated materialism to examine whether inducing materialism can reduce the relationship between self-esteem and corrupt intention. The three studies converged to show that increased self-esteem caused a low level of materialism, which in turn decreased corrupt intention. The theoretical and practical implications of the results are discussed.
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Liang, Y., Liu, L., Tan, X., Huang, Z., Dang, J., & Zheng, W. (2016). The effect of self-esteem on corrupt intention: The mediating role of materialism. Frontiers in Psychology, 7(JUL). https://doi.org/10.3389/fpsyg.2016.01063
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