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- Title
Why Does Social Class Affect Subjective Well-Being? The Role of Status and Power.
- Authors
Yu, Siyu; Blader, Steven L.
- Abstract
The link between social class and subjective well-being (SWB) has been an important topic of inquiry, with broad implications for understanding the psychology of social class and the determinants of SWB. Prior research on this topic has focused primarily on the extent to which social class affects SWB and the factors that moderate that impact. We extend prior work by examining the concerns that account for why social class shapes SWB. In particular, we examine the role of status and power in mediating the impact of one's social class on one's SWB. Across five studies, we theorize and find that status mediates the impact of social class on SWB and, moreover, that status is a stronger mediator of this link than is power. Overall, these studies advance scholarly research on the psychology of social hierarchy by clarifying the interplay between social class, status, and power in relation to SWB.
- Subjects
SOCIAL classes; SOCIAL dominance; WELL-being; SOCIAL psychology; SOCIAL participation; SATISFACTION; PSYCHOLOGICAL tests; IMPACT of Event Scale
- Publication
Personality & Social Psychology Bulletin, 2020, Vol 46, Issue 3, p331
- ISSN
0146-1672
- Publication type
journal article
- DOI
10.1177/0146167219853841