Belief in Social Mobility Mitigates Hostility Resulting From Disadvantaged Social Standing

Personality & Social Psychology Bulletin
Christina SagioglouTobias Greitemeyer

Abstract

Comparing economically unfavorably with similar others has detrimental consequences for an individual, ultimately resulting in low physical health, delinquency, and hostility. In four studies ( N = 2,032), we examined whether believing in a mobile society-one offering fair chances and opportunity-mitigates hostile emotions resulting from disadvantaged social standing. We find that with increasing mobility belief, negative comparisons have gradually less impact on hostility. Specifically, measured (Studies 1 and 4) and manipulated (Studies 2 and 3) social mobility belief moderated the link between induced high versus low social status, experiencing relative deprivation, and hostile affect. A positive outcome on the surface, social mobility belief may indirectly contribute to the maintenance of social inequality by appeasing anger about perceived injustice.

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Oct 31, 2018·The British Journal of Social Psychology·Tobias Greitemeyer, Christina Sagioglou
Dec 14, 2018·The Journal of Social Psychology·Tobias Greitemeyer, Christina Sagioglou
Oct 15, 2019·Frontiers in Psychology·Ana Filipa MadeiraMafalda F Mascarenhas
Nov 25, 2020·International Journal of Psychology : Journal International De Psychologie·Xuyun TanJianning Dang
Aug 10, 2021·The Journal of Social Psychology·Hohjin Im, Jacob Shane

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