Lay theories about social class buffer lower-class individuals against poor self-rated health and negative affect

The economic conditions of one’s life can profoundly and systematically influence health outcomes over the life course. Our present research demonstrates that rejecting the notion that social class categories are biologically determined—a nonessentialist belief—buffers lower-class individuals from p...

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Main Authors: TAN, Jacinth J. X., KRAUS, Michael W.
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spelling sg-smu-ink.soss_research-39982020-11-05T07:15:23Z Lay theories about social class buffer lower-class individuals against poor self-rated health and negative affect TAN, Jacinth J. X. KRAUS, Michael W. The economic conditions of one’s life can profoundly and systematically influence health outcomes over the life course. Our present research demonstrates that rejecting the notion that social class categories are biologically determined—a nonessentialist belief—buffers lower-class individuals from poor self-rated health and negative affect, whereas conceiving of social class categories as rooted in biology—an essentialist belief—does not. In Study 1, lower-class individuals self-reported poorer health than upper-class individuals when they endorsed essentialist beliefs but showed no such difference when they rejected such beliefs. Exposure to essentialist theories of social class also led lower-class individuals to report greater feelings of negative self-conscious emotions (Studies 2 and 3), and perceive poorer health (Study 3) than upper-class individuals, whereas exposure to nonessentialist theories did not lead to such differences. Discussion considers how lay theories of social class potentially shape long-term trajectories of health and affect of lower-class individuals. 2015-03-01T08:00:00Z text application/pdf https://ink.library.smu.edu.sg/soss_research/2741 info:doi/10.1177/0146167215569705 https://ink.library.smu.edu.sg/context/soss_research/article/3998/viewcontent/10118904121.pdf http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-nc-nd/4.0/ Research Collection School of Social Sciences eng Institutional Knowledge at Singapore Management University Social class Socioeconomic status Essentialism Health Emotion Applied Behavior Analysis Social Psychology Social Psychology and Interaction
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building SMU Libraries
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Singapore
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topic Social class
Socioeconomic status
Essentialism
Health
Emotion
Applied Behavior Analysis
Social Psychology
Social Psychology and Interaction
spellingShingle Social class
Socioeconomic status
Essentialism
Health
Emotion
Applied Behavior Analysis
Social Psychology
Social Psychology and Interaction
TAN, Jacinth J. X.
KRAUS, Michael W.
Lay theories about social class buffer lower-class individuals against poor self-rated health and negative affect
description The economic conditions of one’s life can profoundly and systematically influence health outcomes over the life course. Our present research demonstrates that rejecting the notion that social class categories are biologically determined—a nonessentialist belief—buffers lower-class individuals from poor self-rated health and negative affect, whereas conceiving of social class categories as rooted in biology—an essentialist belief—does not. In Study 1, lower-class individuals self-reported poorer health than upper-class individuals when they endorsed essentialist beliefs but showed no such difference when they rejected such beliefs. Exposure to essentialist theories of social class also led lower-class individuals to report greater feelings of negative self-conscious emotions (Studies 2 and 3), and perceive poorer health (Study 3) than upper-class individuals, whereas exposure to nonessentialist theories did not lead to such differences. Discussion considers how lay theories of social class potentially shape long-term trajectories of health and affect of lower-class individuals.
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author TAN, Jacinth J. X.
KRAUS, Michael W.
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KRAUS, Michael W.
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title Lay theories about social class buffer lower-class individuals against poor self-rated health and negative affect
title_short Lay theories about social class buffer lower-class individuals against poor self-rated health and negative affect
title_full Lay theories about social class buffer lower-class individuals against poor self-rated health and negative affect
title_fullStr Lay theories about social class buffer lower-class individuals against poor self-rated health and negative affect
title_full_unstemmed Lay theories about social class buffer lower-class individuals against poor self-rated health and negative affect
title_sort lay theories about social class buffer lower-class individuals against poor self-rated health and negative affect
publisher Institutional Knowledge at Singapore Management University
publishDate 2015
url https://ink.library.smu.edu.sg/soss_research/2741
https://ink.library.smu.edu.sg/context/soss_research/article/3998/viewcontent/10118904121.pdf
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