Testing the Status-Legitimacy Hypothesis in China: Objective and Subjective Socioeconomic Status Divergently Predict System Justification
Testing the Status-Legitimacy Hypothesis in China: Objective and Subjective Socioeconomic Status Divergently Predict System Justification
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DOI：
10.1177/0146167219893997
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发表时间：
2020-01-02
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4
通讯作者：
Kou, Yu
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作者：
Li, Wenqi;Yang, Ying;Kou, Yu
地位合法性假说认为，社会经济地位较低的人比社会经济地位较高的人更有可能为社会制度辩护。然而，实证研究发现不一致的结果。在目前的研究中，我们认为，至少有一部分的混乱源于客观和主观SES是不同的相关系统的理由的可能性。一方面，主观社会经济地位与地位维持动机的关系更密切，并可能增加制度合理性。另一方面，客观的社会经济地位与社会现实信息的获取更相关，这可能会增加对制度的批评，导致较低的制度合理性。这些假设得到了来自中国成人和青少年样本的5项研究（总N = 26，134）的证据的支持。我们建议，未来的研究与地位相关的问题需要区分客观和主观SES的潜在不同的作用。
The status-legitimacy hypothesis proposes that people with lower socioeconomic status (SES) are more likely to justify the social system than those with higher SES. However, empirical studies found inconsistent findings. In the present research, we argue that at least part of the confusion stems from the possibility that objective and subjective SES are differently related to system justification. On one hand, subjective SES is more related to status maintenance motivation and may increase system justification. On the other hand, objective SES is more related to access to information about the social reality, which may increase criticism about the system and lead to lower system justification. These hypotheses were supported by evidence from five studies (total N = 26,134) involving both adult and adolescent samples in China. We recommend that future research on status-related issues needs to distinguish the potential divergent roles of objective and subjective SES.