Shifts in subjective well-being of different status groups: a longitudinal case-study during declining income inequality
Theory holds that as income distribution becomes more equal, the well-being of those of low socioeconomic standing increases, since their relative status is improved. In this study we measure changes in individual subjective well-being (SWB) over a three year period of declining income inequality in...
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ftunivsussex:oai:sro.sussex.ac.uk:78778 2023-07-30T04:04:24+02:00 Shifts in subjective well-being of different status groups: a longitudinal case-study during declining income inequality Gardarsdottir, Ragna B Bond, Rod Vilhjalmsdottir, Arndis Dittmar, Helga 2018-04-01 application/pdf http://sro.sussex.ac.uk/id/eprint/78778/ http://sro.sussex.ac.uk/id/eprint/78778/1/__its-home.uscs.susx.ac.uk_home_ach38_Documents_REC%20-%20Research%20admin_Papers%20for%20SRO_BOND_Research_in_Social_Stratification_and_Mobility_APR%202018%20%28author%20copy%29.pdf https://doi.org/10.1016/j.rssm.2018.03.002 en eng Elsevier http://sro.sussex.ac.uk/id/eprint/78778/1/__its-home.uscs.susx.ac.uk_home_ach38_Documents_REC%20-%20Research%20admin_Papers%20for%20SRO_BOND_Research_in_Social_Stratification_and_Mobility_APR%202018%20%28author%20copy%29.pdf Gardarsdottir, Ragna B, Bond, Rod, Vilhjalmsdottir, Arndis and Dittmar, Helga (2018) Shifts in subjective well-being of different status groups: a longitudinal case-study during declining income inequality. Research in Social Stratification and Mobility, 54. pp. 46-55. ISSN 0276-5624 BF Psychology Article PeerReviewed 2018 ftunivsussex https://doi.org/10.1016/j.rssm.2018.03.002 2023-07-11T20:39:33Z Theory holds that as income distribution becomes more equal, the well-being of those of low socioeconomic standing increases, since their relative status is improved. In this study we measure changes in individual subjective well-being (SWB) over a three year period of declining income inequality in Iceland. Using growth mixture modelling, we identified two groups whose well-being trajectories differ. One group (n = 540) whose SWB was initially high but then declined slightly, and a second group (n = 110) whose SWB was initially low, but improved over time. This second group had lower socio-economic status and stronger materialistic values. These differing shifts in SWB coincide with diminishing income inequality and class division and the results are consistent with the status anxiety explanation of the income inequality hypothesis. Our findings suggest the need to examine separate trajectories of distinct socioeconomic groups in societies generally regarded as egalitarian, and examine the role of a materialistic value orientation further. Article in Journal/Newspaper Iceland University of Sussex: Sussex Research Online Research in Social Stratification and Mobility 54 46 55 |
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Theory holds that as income distribution becomes more equal, the well-being of those of low socioeconomic standing increases, since their relative status is improved. In this study we measure changes in individual subjective well-being (SWB) over a three year period of declining income inequality in Iceland. Using growth mixture modelling, we identified two groups whose well-being trajectories differ. One group (n = 540) whose SWB was initially high but then declined slightly, and a second group (n = 110) whose SWB was initially low, but improved over time. This second group had lower socio-economic status and stronger materialistic values. These differing shifts in SWB coincide with diminishing income inequality and class division and the results are consistent with the status anxiety explanation of the income inequality hypothesis. Our findings suggest the need to examine separate trajectories of distinct socioeconomic groups in societies generally regarded as egalitarian, and examine the role of a materialistic value orientation further. |
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Shifts in subjective well-being of different status groups: a longitudinal case-study during declining income inequality |
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Shifts in subjective well-being of different status groups: a longitudinal case-study during declining income inequality |
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Shifts in subjective well-being of different status groups: a longitudinal case-study during declining income inequality |
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