Unpackaging the link between economic inequality and self-construal
Unpackaging the link between economic inequality and self-construal
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Authors
Sánchez-Rodríguez, Ángel
Uskul, Ayse K.
Rodríguez-Bailón, Rosa
Willis, Guillermo B.
Vignoles, Vivian L.
Kryś, Kuba
Adamovic, Mladen
Akotia, Charity S.
Albert, Isabelle
Appoh, Lily
Monograph
Monograph (alternative title)
Date
2023
Publisher
Journal title
Self and Identity
Issue
5
Volume
22
Pages
Pages
713-739
ISSN
1529-8868
1529-8876
1529-8876
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Abstract PL
Abstract EN
Past research has shown that economic inequality shapes individuals’ self-construals. However, it has been unclear which dimensions of self-construal are associated with and affected by economic inequality. A correlational (Study 1: N = 264) and an experimental study (Study 2: N = 532) provided converging evidence linking perceived economic inequality with two forms of independent (vs. interdependent) self-construal: Difference from Others and Self-Reliance. In Study 3 (N = 12,634) societal differences in objective economic inequality across 48 nations predicted feelings of Difference from Others, but not Self-Reliance. Importantly, we found no significant associations of economic inequality with the other six dimensions of self-construal. Our findings help extend previous results linking economic inequality to forms of “social distance.”
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Keywords PL
Keywords EN
Economic inequality
multidimensional self-construal
independence
interdependence
multidimensional self-construal
independence
interdependence