The influence of status on satisfaction with relative rewards

Frontiers in Psychology

Konstanze Albrecht¹ 

关键词: status;    social comparison;    relative reward;    satisfaction;    fairness;   

DOI  :  10.3389/fpsyg.2013.00804

学科分类：心理学（综合）

来源: Frontiers

【 摘 要 】

This study investigates how induced relative status affects satisfaction with different relative payoffs. We find that participants with lower status are more satisfied with disadvantageous payoff inequalities than equal or higher status participants. In contrast, when receiving an advantageous payoff, status does not affect satisfaction. Our findings suggest that relative social status has important implications for the acceptance of income inequalities.

【 授权许可】

CC BY