Subjective social class and life satisfaction: Role of class consistency and identity uncertainty

• Main Authors: TANG, Bek Wuay, TAN, Jacinth Jia Xin
• Format: text
• Language: English
• Published: Institutional Knowledge at Singapore Management University 2022
• Subjects: identity uncertainty; life satisfaction; social class; subjective well -being; Social Psychology; Social Psychology and Interaction
• Online Access: https://ink.library.smu.edu.sg/soss_research/3451; https://ink.library.smu.edu.sg/context/soss_research/article/4708/viewcontent/AJSP_SubjectiveSocialClass_sv.pdf
• Institution: Singapore Management University

Drawing on a recent perspective that inconsistent class identities can negatively impact psychological outcomes, the current research explored if the relative benefit of higher subjective social class for life satisfaction would differ depending on whether it is consistent with one’s objective socia...