Okay, so do you agree or disagree with this statement: The more secure and loved you feel, the less value you place on material possessions. Well, researchers have just weighed in with their science-based answer...
According to a study in the Journal of Experimental Social Psychology, people who feel loved and accepted by others place a lower monetary value on their possessions than people who didn't.
Reports Science Daily: "The researchers measured how much people valued specific items, such as a blanket and a pen. In some instances, people who did not feel secure placed a value on an item that was five times greater than the value placed on the same item by more secure people."
The study's authors say that objects can offer us protection and comfort--but if we get those feel-good emotions from being loved by others, we devalue our objects. They suspect this research could possibly be used to treat people who hoard, in order to understand why people hang onto things that are no longer useful.