The psychology of zero-sum beliefs

S Davidai, SJ Tepper - Nature Reviews Psychology, 2023‏ - nature.com
People often hold zero-sum beliefs (subjective beliefs that, independent of the actual
distribution of resources, one party's gains are inevitably accrued at other parties' expense) …

How living in economically unequal societies shapes our minds and our social lives

K Peters, J Jetten - British Journal of Psychology, 2023‏ - Wiley Online Library
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 …

Subjective socioeconomic status and income inequality are associated with self-reported morality across 67 countries

CT Elbæk, P Mitkidis, L Aarøe, T Otterbring - Nature Communications, 2023‏ - nature.com
Individuals can experience a lack of economic resources compared to others, which we refer
to as subjective experiences of economic scarcity. While such experiences have been …

Measuring inequality beyond the Gini coefficient may clarify conflicting findings

K Blesch, OP Hauser, JM Jachimowicz - Nature human behaviour, 2022‏ - nature.com
Prior research has found mixed results on how economic inequality is related to various
outcomes. These contradicting findings may in part stem from a predominant focus on the …

A competitiveness-based theoretical framework on the psychology of income inequality

N Sommet, AJ Elliot - Current Directions in Psychological …, 2023‏ - journals.sagepub.com
Social scientists have begun to extensively study how living in contexts with high income
inequality affects psychological outcomes. Herein we overview a conceptual framework that …

The economic inequality as normative information model (EINIM)

Á Sánchez-Rodríguez… - European Review of …, 2023‏ - Taylor & Francis
This paper presents a new model that aims to contribute to the growing literature about the
consequences of economic inequality: the economic inequality as normative information …

Does income inequality increase status anxiety? Not directly, the role of perceived upward and downward mobility

D Melita, R Rodríguez‐Bailón… - British Journal of Social …, 2023‏ - Wiley Online Library
Status anxiety theory posits that higher income inequality leads people to attribute more
importance to their socioeconomic status and to worry about the position they occupy on the …

[HTML][HTML] Bioeconomy science collaboration between Brazil and Germany–On equal footing?

J Mascarello, R Lehmann, A Giurca - Forest Policy and Economics, 2024‏ - Elsevier
Abstract Knowledge, science, and technology are at the core of both a 'resource-based'and
'knowledge-based'bioeconomy. Collaboration in science considers varying circumstances …

Perceived economic inequality is negatively associated with subjective well-being through status anxiety and social trust

E García-Sánchez, J Matamoros-Lima… - Social Indicators …, 2024‏ - Springer
The relationship between economic inequality and subjective well-being has produced
mixed results in the literature. Conflicting evidence may be due to overlooking the role of …

Economic inequality fosters the belief that success is zero-sum

S Davidai - Personality and Social Psychology Bulletin, 2023‏ - journals.sagepub.com
Ten studies (N= 3,628; including five pre-registered), using correlational and experimental
methods and employing various measures and manipulations, reveal that perceived …