Inequality in researchers’ minds: Four guiding questions for studying subjective perceptions of economic inequality

Jachimowicz, Jon M.; Davidai, Shai; Goya‐Tocchetto, Daniela; Day, Martin V.; Tepper, Stephanie J.; Phillips, L Taylor; Mirza, M. Usman; Ordabayeva, Nailya; Hauser, Oliver P.

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“…Different PEI indicators capture distinct information regarding the subjective representation of economic inequality (Jachimowicz et al, 2022). Therefore, we expect that the different indicators of PEI are positively but weakly correlated (Heiserman & Simpson, 2021).…”

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confidence: 99%

“…As such, the perception of economic inequality refers to how individuals subjectively represent the distribution of resources among the members of society (Akyelken, 2020). Therefore, perceptions of inequality comprise cognitive, motivational, and social processes that determine how people see, interpret, experience, and react to inequality (Jachimowicz et al, 2022) that could impact behaviors and beliefs (e.g., collective actions and supporting public policies).…”

Section: Conceptualization Of Perceived Economic Inequalitymentioning

confidence: 99%

“…Indeed, objective levels of economic inequality have a weak relation to PEI (Schmalor & Heine, 2021). Nevertheless, the concept of inequality that people have in mind is not the same as how researchers measure objective inequality (Jachimowicz et al, 2022). Individuals are generally not interested in a broad spectrum of income disparities as in the differences found in their reference groups (Knell & Stix, 2020).…”

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confidence: 99%

“…Although objective reality can permeate subjective perceptions, PEI also relies on cognitive and motivational processes that shape the extent of inequality people see and tolerate. However, our understanding of PEI depends on how they are conceptualized and measured (Jachimowicz et al, 2022). PEI assessments can be divided into relative and absolute measures.…”

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Abstract. Perceptions of economic inequality (PEI) play a central role in people’s responses to inequality. We aim to examine the consistency between different PEI measures (income gaps, diagrammatic figures, experienced downward and upward disparities), their relationship with objective inequality, and their association with redistributive preferences. Using data from the International Social Survey Programme 2019 ( N = 34,387, 22 countries), we performed multilevel regression analyses and found that PEI indicators were weakly and positively correlated, suggesting that they represent different dimensions of the same construct. Furthermore, objective inequality was not related to PEI measures. Finally, all PEI measures were positively associated with support for redistribution, except for experienced upward inequality. We discuss the multidimensional nature of PEI and its implications on redistributive preferences.

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“…Barling and Weatherhead, 2016;Kish-Gephart and Campbell, 2015;Martin et al, 2016), to include consideration of the effects of exposure to economic inequality on later motivation to lead. In any such research, the multidimensional nature of inequality should be recognized (see Jachimowicz et al, 2022) and due consideration given to four characteristics: the nature of the inequality (income vs wealth), the level of analysis (e.g. neighborhood, country), what aspects of the distribution are being used (e.g.…”

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Contextual, interpersonal, and personal predictors of young adults' affective-identity motivation to lead

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PurposeWhy some people are motivated to become leaders is important both conceptually and practically. Motivation to lead compels people to seek out leadership roles and is a distinct predictor of leader role occupancy. The goal of our research is to determine contextual (socioeconomic status and parenting quality), interpersonal (sociometric status), and personal (self-esteem and gender) antecedents of the motivation to lead among young adults.Design/methodology/approachThe authors tested the model using two samples of Canadian undergraduate students (Sample 1: N = 174, M age = 20.02 years, 83% female; Sample 2: N = 217, M age = 18.8 years, 54% female). The authors tested the proposed measurement model using the first sample, and tested the hypothesized structural model using the second sample.FindingsThe proposed 5-factor measurement model provided an excellent fit to the data. The hypothesized model also provided a good fit to the data after controlling for potential threats from endogeneity. In addition, gender moderated the relationship between sociometric status and affective-identity motivation to lead, such that this interaction was significant for females but not males.Practical implicationsThe findings make a practical contribution in understanding how parents, teachers, and organizations can encourage greater motivation to lead, especially among young adults who have faced poverty and marginalization and tend to be excluded from leadership positions in organizations.Originality/valueThe authors conceptualize and test the contextual, interpersonal, and personal predictors of affective-identity motivation to lead among young adults.

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Lay economic reasoning: An integrative review and call to action

Bhattacharjee,

Dana

2024

Consumer Psychology Review

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Consumer psychology refers to how people think and act within an economic role in market exchange. However, we know little about how consumers actually perceive these roles, or how they understand markets and economic activity more broadly. That is, we lack an understanding of the economic reasoning of non‐expert consumers, how it departs from formal economic reasoning, and why. The current paper is intended to address this gap. We provide an integrative review of research on lay economic reasoning that consistently reveals how differently lay consumers and economists think about markets. We propose a unifying mental model to explain these divergences. Suggest why it is reinforced by what lay consumers observe (and do not observe) through firsthand marketplace experience, and note its potential evolutionary basis. We then highlight how understanding lay economic reasoning can not only help explain a wide array of marketplace phenomena, but also provide a novel lens to help advance, generate, and better integrate theory across many active literatures within consumer psychology. Without markets, there are no consumers and there is no marketing. We therefore call for consumer psychologists to take ownership of the study of lay economic reasoning and make markets more central to marketing scholarship.

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Inequality in researchers’ minds: Four guiding questions for studying subjective perceptions of economic inequality

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Perceived Economic Inequality Measures and Their Association With Objective Inequality and Redistributive Preferences

Perceived Economic Inequality Measures and Their Association With Objective Inequality and Redistributive Preferences

Contextual, interpersonal, and personal predictors of young adults' affective-identity motivation to lead

Lay economic reasoning: An integrative review and call to action

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