Relative deprivation and individual well-being: Low status and a feeling of relative deprivation are detrimental to health and happiness.
Relative deprivation and individual well-being: Low status and a feeling of relative deprivation are detrimental to health and happiness.
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10.15185/izawol.140
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2015-04-01
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Chen, Xi
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Chen, Xi
无法保持与周围其他人相同的生活水平的人会经历一种相对剥夺的感觉，这种感觉被证明会降低幸福感。相对贫困反映出，尽管绝对贫困显著减少，但相对贫困的状况仍在恶化。相对贫困的影响解释了为什么平均幸福感随着时间的推移而停滞不前，尽管收入急剧上升。对寻求地位的支出征收消费税，加上对过度消费的官方和传统制裁，以及再分配政策，可能会减轻相对贫困对福祉的负面影响。
People who are unable to maintain the same standard of living as others around them experience a sense of relative deprivation that has been shown to reduce feelings of well-being. Relative deprivation reflects conditions of worsening relative poverty despite striking reductions in absolute poverty. The effects of relative deprivation explain why average happiness has been stagnant over time despite sharp rises in income. Consumption taxes on status-seeking spending, along with official and traditional sanctions on excess consumption and redistributive policies may lessen the negative impact of relative deprivation on well-being.