Research shows people who splash out on "experiences" such as days out and concert tickets are happier than those who buy possessions, Daily Mail reported.

Psychologists from San Francisco State University asked 9,600 people about their shopping habits, as well as questions to ascertain personality traits, values and life satisfaction.

It turns out that extroverts and people who are open to new experiences tend to spend more of their disposable income on treats, such as concert tickets or a weekend away, rather than hitting the mall for material items, and these habitual "experiential shoppers" reaped long-term benefits from their spending as they reported greater life satisfaction.

(China.org.cn January 30, 2012)

據(jù)英國《每日郵報(bào)》報(bào)道，研究顯示，花錢出游或者聽音樂會(huì)等購買“體驗(yàn)”的人比那些購買實(shí)物的人更快樂。

舊金山州立大學(xué)的心理學(xué)家對(duì)9600人展開了有關(guān)消費(fèi)習(xí)慣的問卷調(diào)查，有些問題還與他們的性格特點(diǎn)﹑價(jià)值觀﹑以及對(duì)生活的滿意度有關(guān)。

結(jié)果顯示，外向的人及愿意體驗(yàn)新事物的人將更多的可支配收入花在音樂會(huì)票或者是周末出游等享受之上，而不是逛商場(chǎng)買東西。事實(shí)證明，這些習(xí)慣性的“體驗(yàn)消費(fèi)者”從該種消費(fèi)中獲益良久，對(duì)生活的滿意度也更高。