期刊
ASIAN JOURNAL OF SOCIAL PSYCHOLOGY
卷 25, 期 1, 页码 52-59出版社
WILEY
DOI: 10.1111/ajsp.12455
关键词
income inequality; positional goods; social class; status seeking
资金
- National Natural Science Foundation of China [NSFC31600911]
This study aimed to establish a causal relation between income inequality and status seeking by investigating the effects of perceived income inequality on the pursuit of positional goods. The results showed that perceived income inequality increased the pursuit of positional goods among participants with low social status, but not among participants with high social status. The findings have theoretical and practical implications that are discussed in the study.
Prior correlational research demonstrated that in a society with high income inequality, people are more likely to seek high status. The present study aimed to establish a causal relation between income inequality and status seeking by investigating the effects of perceived income inequality on the pursuit of positional goods. Moreover, we investigated whether the relation between perceived income inequality and the pursuit of positional goods is moderated by subjective social status. We manipulated high versus low income inequality and found that perceived income inequality increased the pursuit of positional goods among participants with low social status, but not among participants with high social status. Theoretical and practical implications of the findings are discussed.
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