Shams, Khadija2026-04-182026-04-182020https://repository.iou.edu.gm/handle/123456789/541With the growing trend of materialism and the easy access to other people’s lives, social comparison is increasing vigorously affecting the lives of haves and the have-nots alike. This study aims to find the relationship between materialism and life satisfaction and how religion moderates the negative effects of materialism. The study focuses on Pakistan which is a Muslim majority collectivist society struggling with its economy; very little research regarding the above mentioned variables (materialism, religiosity and life satisfaction) is available for the country. The study uses three scales to measure materialism, religiosity and life satisfaction through Belk’s scale (1985), Muslim religiosity scale devised by Musarrat Jabeen Khan (2014) and abridged version of Diener and colleagues’ scale (1985) respectively. Online questionnaire was prepared to be filled from the sample of 100 participants including male and female to evaluate the relationship of materialism and life satisfaction and the role played by religiosity was taken into keen consideration. As maintained by the previous researches religiosity positively effects life satisfaction in general, our findings suggest also the negative effects of materialism on life satisfaction can be minimized by filling the gap with religiosity which has the power to increase life satisfaction in general. The study also provides for future recommendations to bridge the loopholes for a clearer picture of the effects of religiosity on materialism and life satisfaction.Thesis