1. Do Media Portrayals of Affluence Foster Feelings of Relative Deprivation? Exploring a Path Model of Social Comparison and Materialism on Television Viewers' Life Dissatisfaction Open Access Author: Yang, Hyeseung Title: Do Media Portrayals of Affluence Foster Feelings of Relative Deprivation? Exploring a Path Model of Social Comparison and Materialism on Television Viewers' Life Dissatisfaction Graduate Program: Mass Communications Keywords: televisionmaterialismsocial comparisonrelative deprivationmedia portrayalslife satisfaction File: Download Dissertation_-_Hyeseung_Yang.pdf Committee Members: Mary Beth Oliver, Committee Chair/Co-ChairS. Shyam Sundar, Committee MemberFuyuan Shen, Committee MemberMark E Hill, Committee Member