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psychotherapy:

via Psych Central:

A new study suggests that those who spend money to do things are happier than those who spend their money on possessions.

In the study, investigators determined extraverts and people who are open to new experiences are more apt to spend more of their disposable income on experiences, such as concert tickets or a weekend away, rather than hitting the mall for material items.

Investigators, led by San Francisco State University Professor, Ryan Howell, discovered the habitual “experiential shoppers” reported greater life satisfaction.

論文はおそらくThe preference for experiences over possessions: Measurement and construct validation of the Experimental Buying Tendency Scale。モノに金を出すより体験を買う方が幸福度が高い(既報)が、Big5における外向・開放性が高い人ほど経験に金を出す傾向があることが分かった。