Why are conservatives happier than liberals?
Why are conservatives happier than liberals?
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DOI：
10.1111/j.1467-9280.2008.02124.x
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发表时间：
2008-06-01
影响因子：
8.2
通讯作者：
Jost, John T.
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作者：
Napier, Jaime L.;Jost, John T.
在这项研究中，我们借鉴了系统辩护理论和保守主义意识形态具有姑息功能的概念来解释为什么保守主义者比自由主义者更快乐。具体来说，在三项使用美国和另外九个国家的全国代表性数据的研究中，我们发现右翼（与左翼）取向确实与更大的主观幸福感相关，政治取向和主观幸福感之间的关系是由不平等的合理化介导的。在我们的第三项研究中，我们发现，从1974年到2004年，经济不平等的加剧（以基尼系数衡量）加剧了自由主义者和保守主义者之间的幸福差距，这显然是因为保守主义者（比自由主义者）拥有一个意识形态缓冲器，可以抵御经济不平等的负面享乐效应。
In this research, we drew on system-justification theory and the notion that conservative ideology serves a palliative function to explain why conservatives are happier than liberals. Specifically, in three studies using nationally representative data from the United States and nine additional countries, we found that right-wing (vs. left-wing) orientation is indeed associated with greater subjective well-being and that the relation between political orientation and subjective well-being is mediated by the rationalization of inequality. In our third study, we found that increasing economic inequality (as measured by the Gini index) from 1974 to 2004 has exacerbated the happiness gap between liberals and conservatives, apparently because conservatives (more than liberals) possess an ideological buffer against the negative hedonic effects of economic inequality.