Economic inequality is linked to biased self-perception

• Main Authors: Loughnan, Steve, Kuppens, Peter, Allik, Juri, Balazs, Katalin, de Lemus, Soledad, Dumont, Kitty, Gargurevich, Rafael, Hidegkuti, Istvan, Leidner, Bernhard, TONG, Jennifer Yuk-Yue
• Format: text
• Language: English
• Published: Institutional Knowledge at Singapore Management University 2011
• Subjects: self-perception; self-enhancement; income inequality; culture; self-esteem; sociocultural factors; socioeconomic status; Personality and Social Contexts; Social Psychology
• Online Access: https://ink.library.smu.edu.sg/soss_research/1081; https://ink.library.smu.edu.sg/context/soss_research/article/2337/viewcontent/Economic_inequality_self_perception_2011_afv.pdf
• Institution: Singapore Management University

People’s self-perception biases often lead them to see themselves as better than the average person (a phenomenon known as self-enhancement). This bias varies across cultures, and variations are typically explained using cultural variables, such as individualism versus collectivism. We propose that...