Kim, Hyunji and Callan, Mitchell J and Gheorghiu, Ana I and Matthews, William J (2017) Social comparison, personal relative deprivation, and materialism. British Journal of Social Psychology, 56 (2). pp. 373-392. DOI https://doi.org/10.1111/bjso.12176
Kim, Hyunji and Callan, Mitchell J and Gheorghiu, Ana I and Matthews, William J (2017) Social comparison, personal relative deprivation, and materialism. British Journal of Social Psychology, 56 (2). pp. 373-392. DOI https://doi.org/10.1111/bjso.12176
Kim, Hyunji and Callan, Mitchell J and Gheorghiu, Ana I and Matthews, William J (2017) Social comparison, personal relative deprivation, and materialism. British Journal of Social Psychology, 56 (2). pp. 373-392. DOI https://doi.org/10.1111/bjso.12176
Abstract
Across five studies, we found consistent evidence for the idea that personal relative deprivation (PRD), which refers to resentment stemming from the belief that one is deprived of deserved outcomes compared to others, uniquely contributes to materialism. In Study 1, self-reports of PRD positively predicted materialistic values over and above socioeconomic status, personal power, self-esteem, and emotional uncertainty. The experience of PRD starts with social comparison, and Studies 2 and 3 found that PRD mediated the positive relation between a tendency to make social comparisons of abilities and materialism. In Study 4, participants who learned that they had less (vs. similar) discretionary income than people like them reported a stronger desire for more money relative to donating more to charity. In Study 5, during a windfall-spending task, participants higher in PRD spent more on things they wanted relative to other spending categories (e.g., paying off debts).
Item Type: | Article |
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Uncontrolled Keywords: | Humans; Uncertainty; Personal Satisfaction; Emotions; Motivation; Self Concept; Social Class; Adult; Middle Aged; Female; Male; Young Adult; Power, Psychological |
Subjects: | B Philosophy. Psychology. Religion > BF Psychology |
Divisions: | Faculty of Science and Health Faculty of Science and Health > Psychology, Department of |
SWORD Depositor: | Unnamed user with email elements@essex.ac.uk |
Depositing User: | Unnamed user with email elements@essex.ac.uk |
Date Deposited: | 23 Nov 2016 17:15 |
Last Modified: | 07 Aug 2024 20:06 |
URI: | http://repository.essex.ac.uk/id/eprint/18214 |
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