The Role of Socioeconomic Status in Speaking up About Femicide

Ahmed, Tessa (2026) The Role of Socioeconomic Status in Speaking up About Femicide. Bachelor thesis, Psychology.

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Abstract

Moral emotions such as anger can play a central part in the way we regulate our emotions. Expression of anger can differ between social classes and might be pivotal for the way one reacts to certain inappropriate comments. In the current study, we aim to investigate whether socioeconomic status affects people’s likelihood of speaking up when they disagree with others about femicide, and if this is different when the costs of speaking up are either high or low. We hypothesized that people with a high socioeconomic status are more likely to speak up to somebody in a high-cost situation compared to those who have a low socioeconomic status. In a low cost-situation no difference among socioeconomic classes is expected. We conducted a survey with a hypothetical moral transgression (N = 180), where we manipulated emotion regulation (anger expression) and relational costs (high vs. low). Results show that socioeconomic status has no significant influence on whether somebody is inclined to speak up to inappropriate comments about femicide in both high- and low-cost situations. However, it was found that the feeling of anger and expression of anger gets lower in high-cost situations when the socioeconomic status gets higher. These findings contribute to more knowledge about the impact of socioeconomic status and emotional regulation. Theoretical and practical implications are discussed.

Item Type:	Thesis (Bachelor)
Supervisor name:	Gordijn, E.H.
Degree programme:	Psychology
Differentiation route:	None [Bachelor Psychology]
Date Deposited:	23 Mar 2026 07:12
Last Modified:	23 Mar 2026 07:12
URI:	http://gmwpublic.studenttheses.ub.rug.nl/id/eprint/6336

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