Arzbach, Jonathan (2023) The relation between socio-economic status and societal discontent, and the mediating role of negative meta-stereotyping. Master thesis, Psychology.
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Abstract
The aim of this research was to investigate the extent to which subjective socio- economic status, as well as income and education, as facets of objective socio-economic status predicted societal discontent, and whether this relationship was mediated by status related negative meta-stereotyping. For this purpose, data of 467 American participants was collected. It was found that individuals with lower subjective and objective socio-economic status show increased levels of societal discontent. Also, the results showed that individuals with a lower subjective socio-economic status, as well as lower income expected to be stereotyped more negatively, in comparison to individuals with a higher subjective socio- economic status and income, who expected to be stereotyped more positively. This indicated that individuals with a lower socio-economic status use comparatively more status-related negative meta-stereotyping. However, this was not the case with level of education as a predictor. Further, it was found, that the relation between socio-economic status and societal discontent was mediated by low status negative meta-stereotyping. This was also not the case with level of education as the predictor, wherefore the hypothesis was partially accepted. The present research replicated previous findings regarding the negative relationship between socio-economic status and societal discontent. In addition, previous research was extended by establishing the mediating effect of status related negative meta-stereotyping within the relation between socio-economic status and societal discontent. These findings provide implications on how low status individuals expect to be stereotyped negatively due to their low status, and how it in turn negatively affects their assessment of their surrounding society.
| Item Type: | Thesis (Master) |
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| Supervisor name: | Gordijn, E.H. |
| Degree programme: | Psychology |
| Differentiation route: | Applied Social Psychology (ASP) [Master Psychology] |
| Date Deposited: | 23 Oct 2023 12:22 |
| Last Modified: | 23 Oct 2023 12:22 |
| URI: | http://gmwpublic.studenttheses.ub.rug.nl/id/eprint/2911 |
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