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Mar 17, 2023 · We investigated through two experimental studies (N = 1117) the causal effect of economic inequality on status anxiety and whether expected upward and downward mobility mediates this effect. In Study 1, perceived economic inequality indirectly increased status anxiety through lesser expected upward mobility.
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May 23, 2021 · These preliminary findings provide experimental evidence for the effects of economic inequality on status anxiety and the mechanism involved. Economic inequality makes people feel that they live in a society where they are constantly concerned and competing with each other for their SES.
Jan 1, 2022 · We find that status-anxiety fuelled consumption is associated with household debt, spatial inequalities, cycles of unsustainable consumption and longer commuting times, ultimately contributing to higher carbon emissions.
Mar 28, 2022 · Economic inequality might influence subjective well-being through psychological processes such as status competition and social distance. However, evidence for this claim is mixed.
Mar 1, 2023 · In Study 1, perceived economic inequality indirectly increased status anxiety through lesser expected upward mobility. In Study 2, perceived economic inequality decreased expected upward and...
Mar 17, 2023 · Status anxiety theory posits that higher income inequality leads people to attribute more importance to their socioeconomic status and to worry about the position they occupy on the social ladder.
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Nov 25, 2019 · We examined whether income inequality increases status anxiety and whether status anxiety mediates the effect of inequality on women’s intentions to wear revealing clothing for their first night out in Bimboola.
