@Article{ijmhp.2023.027086,
AUTHOR = {Xiangli Guan, Yue Zhang, Yang Li, Yaqi Zhang, Jingjing Wang, Xuejiao Li, Mary C. Jobe, Md Zahir Ahmed, Oli Ahmed},
TITLE = {The Effect of Self-Investment on Hoarding Tendency of Chinese College Students: Role of Psychological Connections},
JOURNAL = {International Journal of Mental Health Promotion},
VOLUME = {25},
YEAR = {2023},
NUMBER = {6},
PAGES = {755--766},
URL = {http://www.techscience.com/IJMHP/v25n6/52724},
ISSN = {2049-8543},
ABSTRACT = {Because of factors such as energy and time one invests in an object, the stronger the connection, value, and reluctance to lose said object individual will have. Hoarding behavior arises when individuals incorporate a strong
attachment with themselves to an object. The purpose of this study is to examine the effect of self-investment
on hoarding tendency and the roles of possession-self link and liking level in this connection. A hypothetical
model of the relationship between self-investment, possession-self link, liking level, and hoarding tendency
was tested. A convenience sampling method was used to survey 450 college students in Yunnan Province on
either a paper-based or online self-report scale. The data were collected using self-investment, possession-self link,
and liking level questionnaires, as well as the Saving Inventory Revised. Results showed positive relationship
between the study variables, ranging from 0.37 to 0.87. College students’self-investment had a direct positive predictive effect on hoarding tendency; self-investment, in turn, indirectly predicted hoarding tendency through the
mediating effect of possession-self link; and individual liking level of items had a moderating effect for self-investment on the possession-self link. This study shows how self-investment affects the hoarding tendency of college
students, and the results of this study also help demonstrate the value of self-investment and possession-self link
in optimizing students’ hoarding tendency and thus promoting good psychological status.},
DOI = {10.32604/ijmhp.2023.027086}
}