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BRITISH JOURNAL OF SOCIAL PSYCHOLOGY
Volume 49, Issue 4, Pages 883-893Publisher
WILEY-BLACKWELL
DOI: 10.1348/014466610X517414
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We present two studies exploring the effects of the relative standing of one's in-group in the social hierarchy, which we conceptualize as 'subjective in-group status', on mental health and well-being. Study I focuses on the subjective status of a professional in-group (prison guards) while Study 2 concerns the subjective status of the family in-group. Results show that higher subjective in-group status predicts better mental health (e.g., less depression) and greater well-being (e.g., higher satisfaction with life). Also, results demonstrate that the effects of subjective in-group status on mental health are mediated by the extent to which one subjectively identifies with the in-group.
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