Abstract: In today's society,the trend of “materialism” is growing. As individual preferences or values that emphasize the importance of owning material wealth,the exploration of its influencing factors and the underlying mechanism has become an important topic of concern in the field of social psychology. Starting from state boredom a general emotional experience of,this research has examined its influences on materialism and the psychological mechanism through three experiments. The results show that state boredom increases materialism (Experiment 1 and 2),and search for meaning plays a mediating role (Experiment 3). The research results provide empirical evidence for enriching the research perspectives and the manipulation paradigms of state boredom,exploring the causes of materialism from a dynamic perspective,reshaping the understanding of materialism.And at the same time,this research provide,ideas for explaining social phenomena,increasing commodity sales,and intervening in extreme material pursuits.

Key words: state boredom, boredom, materialism, search for meaning