G 
TABLE 5 
SUMMARY OF BELK'S SCALE OF MATERIALISM SCORES 
Displaying Alpha Coefficients, Scale Means & Standard Deviations 
BELK (1984; 1985) SUMMER STUDENTS FERRY PASSENGERS 
(N = 338) (N = 185) (N = 81) 
M SD a M SD a M SD 
MATERIALISM .66 73.38 na’ .64 69.87 9.18 .48 71.95 8.23 
(24 Items) 
POSSESSIVENESS .57 32.86 na .39 32.60 4.35 .34 33.26 4.36 
(9 Items) 
NONGENEROSITY .58 18.78 na .71 16.79 4.686 .52 18.21 4.286 
(7 Items) 
ENVY .64 21.74 na .56 20.29 4.71 .16 20.48 3.92 
(8 Items)