In recent years, with increasingly abundant materials, the materialistic values are becoming more and more common in modern times. Some studies also revealed the relationship between materialism and self-enhancement values. Based on existing studies, this paper sorted out the relationship between materialism and self-transcendence values. Based on this, it came up with some new research directions and methods to improve the self-transcendence behavior of materialists, including using moral compensation to achieve the transformation from self-enhancement to self-transcendence, and using empathy to achieve the transformation from self-enhancement to self-transcendence.