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)

據英國《每日郵報》報道，研究顯示，花錢出游或者聽音樂會等購買“體驗”的人比那些購買實物的人更快樂。

舊金山州立大學的心理學家對9600人展開了有關消費習慣的問卷調查，有些問題還與他們的性格特點﹑價值觀﹑以及對生活的滿意度有關。

結果顯示，外向的人及愿意體驗新事物的人將更多的可支配收入花在音樂會票或者是周末出游等享受之上，而不是逛商場買東西。事實證明，這些習慣性的“體驗消費者”從該種消費中獲益良久，對生活的滿意度也更高。