| Title |
How anti-consumption can lead to subjective well-being: a closer look at the role of time orientation |
| Authors |
García de Frutos, Nieves ; Magrizos, Solon ; Moraes, Caroline ; Istanbulluoglu, Doga |
| DOI |
10.1007/s10551-026-06338-0 |
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| Is Part of |
Journal of business ethics.. Dordrecht : Springer. 2026, Early Access, p. 1-23.. ISSN 0167-4544. eISSN 1573-0697 |
| Keywords [eng] |
anti-consumption ; long-term orientation ; spending time meaningfully ; temporal orientation ; well-being |
| Abstract [eng] |
Existing research shows contrasting evidence on the interconnections between anti-consumption and subjective well-being. Further, scant research exists on how time preferences might interact with anti-consumption and well-being. Using a quantitative survey with 333 UK participants (Study 1), we test hypotheses about how individuals’ temporal preferences, including long-term orientation and tendency to spend time meaningfully, impact the interconnection between anti-consumption and well-being. Results determine that spending time meaningfully mediates the relationship between anti-consumption and subjective well-being. Moreover, individuals who are more long-term orientated show lower levels of subjective well-being than individuals who are less long-term orientated. This is a counter-intuitive finding, which we test further (Study 2) using an experimental research design with a sample of 248 US participants. Results confirm that the relationship between anti-consumption and subjective well-being is mediated by spending time meaningfully. However, individuals who score high on frugality (a lifestyle related to both anti-consumption and long-term orientation) have a lower tendency to spend time meaningfully than individuals who score low on frugality. Our research contributes to the anti-consumption literature by clarifying the relationship between anti-consumption and subjective well-being and determining the significance of time preferences in this relationship. These contributions are significant, as they respond to calls for further research on the outcomes of anti-consumption and its interconnections with temporality. |
| Published |
Dordrecht : Springer |
| Type |
Journal article |
| Language |
English |
| Publication date |
2026 |
| CC license |
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