Is being elite the same as living an easy life? Two distinct ways of experiencing subjective socioeconomic status

Datos Bibliográficos

ID6206504
AutoresKristin Laurin (0000-0003-1126-5293, University of British Columbia), Holly R Engstrom (0000-0002-6054-8655, University of British Columbia), Adam Alic (0000-0002-7914-5792, University of British Columbia), Jessica L Tracy (0000-0003-0175-5838, University of British Columbia)
Año2024
Volumen127
Número4
Páginas822-845
Fecha de publicación2024-10-01
Peer ReviewedSí
Open AccessSí
TipoARTICLE
RevistaJournal of Personality and Social Psychology (JOURNAL)
Identificadores de la revistaISSN: 0022-3514 • E-ISSN: 1939-1315
EditorialAmerican Psychological Association (APA) (PUBLISHER)
DOI10.1037/pspi0000453
PMID38753408
OpenAlexW4396954896
IdiomaEN
Citas recibidas3

3,338) to identify the thoughts, feelings, and behaviors that factor into people's subjective SES. Exploratory and confirmatory factor analyses showed that these experiences are best represented by two distinct dimensions-a sense that one belongs to a historical cultural elite (corresponding to SES as early life cultural context) and a sense that one's life is easy (corresponding, though less conclusively, to SES as current rank). We developed scales to measure each dimension and, using these scales, found that the two dimensions help categorize the known correlates of SES into two separate but internally coherent sets of psychological patterns-one magnanimous and one self-focused. (PsycInfo Database Record (c) 2024 APA, all rights reserved)

Developmental psychology · Elite · Politics · Social science · Social status · Socioeconomic status · Sociology · Demography · Psychology · Social Psychology · Youth Education and Societal Dynamics