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- Across four experiments, participants behaved less prosocially toward higher social class targets than toward lower, middle, or classwise unspecified targets. This effect occurred regardless of participant social class.
www.sciencedirect.com/science/article/abs/pii/S0022103116303365Class impressions: Higher social class elicits lower prosociality
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Jul 12, 2021 · By showing that high SES households are not more likely to behave less prosocially than low SES households in a natural setting—thus avoiding demand effects and social desirability...
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We offer three lines of reasoning, predicting that lower class targets either elicit greater prosociality than higher class targets (fairness), that higher class targets elicit greater prosociality (status), or that people are most prosocial to targets from their own social class (similarity).
Dec 1, 2017 · Our empirical review, however, indicates that lower-class individuals may be more likely than higher-class individuals to engage in prosocial behavior. Studies find that higher-class and lower-class individuals differentially value others’ needs as compared to their own.
- Paul K Piff, Angela R Robinson
- 2017
May 31, 2016 · Across four studies, we find that participants behave less prosocially (i.e., are less socially mindful) toward higher class targets relative to lower and/or middle class targets.
Jan 1, 2017 · Across four experiments, participants behaved less prosocially toward higher social class targets than toward lower, middle, or classwise unspecified targets. This effect occurred regardless of participant social class.
- Niels J. Van Doesum, Joshua M. Tybur, Paul A.M. Van Lange
- 2017
Jan 1, 2017 · Across four studies, we find that participants behave less prosocially (i.e., are less socially mindful) toward higher class targets relative to lower and/or middle class targets. Perceptions of similarity, warmth, and competence did not mediate lower prosociality for higher relative to lower class targets.
In the original studies, individuals with higher socioeconomic status have been shown to behave less prosocially across a variety of domains. This finding continues to influence both research and the public debate on the psychological correlates of social class.
