A study of affluenza in relation to stress

Pages: 1973-1975
Pooja Tyagi and Radhey Shyam (Department of Psychology, Maharshi Dayanand University, Rohtak, Haryana)

There are a variety of coping strategies for dealing with stress emanating from variety of sources. These have been classified as healthy (e.g., exercise) and unhealthy (e.g., smoking). It has also been reported that some people resort to shopping spree to deal with the stress. Therefore the present study was planned to examine the association of affluenza and stress. To achieve the objective, a sample of 111adultparticipants (68 males & 43 females) was drawn from Sonipat, Rohtak, and Jind Districts of Haryana and Chandigarh. The age range was 20 to 42 years with the mean age of 29.5 years. Selected participants were tested with Perceived Stress Scale and Affluenza Scale. Obtained data were analyzed by bivariate correlation and simple linear regression. Results revealed that affluenza is positively and significantly associated with stress (r= .646, p<.01). Regression analysis revealed that stress is a significant predictor of affluenza (accounting 25% of variance in affluenza). The implications of the study are discussed.