Economic inequality might influence subjective well-being through psychological processes
such as status competition and social distance. However, evidence for this claim is mixed. In …

Poverty is associated with higher rates of mental illness and lower levels of well‐being.
Poverty affects mental health and well‐being through a range of mechanisms, one of which …

Previous literature highlights the crucial role of economic inequality in triggering a range of
negative societal outcomes. However, the relationship between economic inequality and the …

Economic inequality has been found to have pernicious effects, reducing mental and
physical health, decreasing societal cohesion, and fueling support for nativist parties and …

Two pre-registered experiments (Total N= 822) explored the effect of economic inequality on
social class stereoty** and the social mechanisms driving this relationship. In both …

Societal inequality has been found to harm the mental and physical health of its members
and undermine overall social cohesion. Here, we tested the hypothesis that economic …

In recent decades, the economies of many countries have produced increasingly unequal
outcomes for the rich and poor. This economic trend has attracted interest from members of …

Our analysis explores the rise of the Yellow Vest movement as a collective response to
perceptions of growing levels of economic inequality in France whereby collective action is …

It is argued that far‐right (FR) populism in the West is fuelled by inequality. In this paper, we
argue that three social psychological processes are central to explaining these phenomena …

Individuals have a myriad of potential identities that they can use to define who they are, yet
little research has investigated which types of identities people tend to prioritize within their …