Societies worldwide are witnessing higher levels of economic inequality. While prior work
has examined ethical judgments toward inequality itself (eg,“is inequality unethical?”), less …

The degree of economic inequality in a given time and place sets the context in which
people understand how they measure up to others. Because of this, inequality does not just …

Are the rich more unethical than the poor? To answer this question, the current research
introduces a key conceptual distinction between selfish and unethical behavior. Based on …

Across 2 experiments, we examined motivational processes elicited by justice‐related
experiences. Specifically, we examined the effects of justice on recipients' self‐identity and …

Economic inequality might influence subjective well-being through psychological processes
such as status competition and social distance. However, evidence for this claim is mixed. In …

In addition to the negative effects of economic inequality on a range of health and social
outcomes, we propose that inequality should also affect how people perceive the broader …

Although inequality in the US has increased since the 1960s, several studies show that
Americans underestimate it. Reasons include overreliance on one's local perspective and …

Economic inequality is one of the main issues of modern societies, and one of the ways to
reduce it is through decreasing inequality tolerance and increasing support for economic …

Economic inequality is increasing both globally and in various countries around the world,
and such inequality has been linked to worsening health, well‐being, and social cohesion. A …

The present research examines the role of allocations of losses versus gains on the
emergence of unethical behavior as a function of people's social value orientation. The …