Healthy emotionality protects from the detrimental well‐being consequences of low economic status

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dc.abstract.enLow economic status is linked to poorer mental and physical well-being, but individual differences in emotional and cognitive resources may buffer this relationship. Indeed, previous research has shown that people with low income but a high sense of control have comparable levels of life satisfaction and health to people with higher income. Building on this, we conducted two cross-sectional online studies with US participants to examine whether healthy emotionality—a predisposition to adaptive affective responses—buffers the negative effects of low economic status on well-being. In Study 1 (N = 259), participants completed the Emotional Style Questionnaire, rated their life satisfaction and health, and reported annual household income. In Study 2 (N = 902), we used more comprehensive assessments of income and well-being, and additionally compared the moderating effects of healthy emotionality and sense of control. In both studies, healthy emotionality significantly moderated the relationship between income and well-being: individuals with high healthy emotionality maintained higher well-being despite low economic status. This buffering effect remained significant when the sense of control was included in the model. These results suggest that healthy emotionality is a robust resilience factor against socioeconomic adversity that goes beyond the protective role of perceived control.
dc.affiliationInstytut Psychologii
dc.affiliationWydział Psychologii we Wrocławiu
dc.contributor.authorGąsiorowska, Agata
dc.contributor.authorGłomb, Kaja
dc.contributor.authorKesebir, Pelin
dc.contributor.authorDavidson, Richard
dc.date.access2026-07-24
dc.date.accessioned2025-07-28T06:56:14Z
dc.date.available2025-07-28T06:56:14Z
dc.date.created2025-07-07
dc.date.issued2025-07-24
dc.description.abstract<jats:title>Abstract</jats:title><jats:p>Low economic status is linked to poorer mental and physical well‐being, but individual differences in emotional and cognitive resources may buffer this relationship. Indeed, previous research has shown that people with low income but a high sense of control have comparable levels of life satisfaction and health to people with higher income. Building on this, we conducted two cross‐sectional online studies with US participants to examine whether healthy emotionality—a predisposition to adaptive affective responses—buffers the negative effects of low economic status on well‐being. In Study 1 (<jats:italic>N</jats:italic> = 259), participants completed the Emotional Style Questionnaire, rated their life satisfaction and health, and reported annual household income. In Study 2 (<jats:italic>N</jats:italic> = 902), we used more comprehensive assessments of income and well‐being, and additionally compared the moderating effects of healthy emotionality and sense of control. In both studies, healthy emotionality significantly moderated the relationship between income and well‐being: individuals with high healthy emotionality maintained higher well‐being despite low economic status. This buffering effect remained significant when the sense of control was included in the model. These results suggest that healthy emotionality is a robust resilience factor against socioeconomic adversity that goes beyond the protective role of perceived control.</jats:p>
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dc.description.issue4
dc.description.physical1-22
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dc.description.volume17
dc.identifier.doi10.1111/aphw.70059
dc.identifier.eissn1758-0854
dc.identifier.issn1758-0846
dc.identifier.urihttps://share.swps.edu.pl/handle/swps/1619
dc.identifier.weblinkhttps://iaap-journals.onlinelibrary.wiley.com/doi/10.1111/aphw.70059
dc.languageen
dc.pbn.affiliationpsychologia
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dc.share.articleOPEN_REPOSITORY
dc.subject.eneconomic status
dc.subject.enhealthy emotionality
dc.subject.ensense of control
dc.subject.enwell- being
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dc.titleHealthy emotionality protects from the detrimental well‐being consequences of low economic status
dc.title.journalApplied Psychology: Health and Well-Being
dc.typeJournalArticle
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